The Gay NYC Couple That Received 100s Of Kids’ Santa Letters &Ndash; And Granted Their Xmas Wishes
It’s unclear why Jim and Dillon are receiving “hundreds of letters addressed to Santa Claus.” They really have no idea. But while most children’s letters addressed to the North Pole are destined to go unanswered, this Manhattan gay couple — who live on West 22nd Street in Manhattan, in Apt. 7A — aren’t letting the correspondence go ignored. After trying to find out why St. Nick’s mail was erroneously redirected to them, Jim and Dillon came up empty. The work of a sloppy postal worker? Doesn’t matter, they say. So they started distributing the letters to friends, with the promise that each would fulfill a child’s Christmas wish. This is just terrific. [NYT]
What a great holiday story! I wish I had known of this earlier, I would’ve loved to fulfill a child’s letter to Santa.
Good for you Jim & Dillon – you’re very special guys! Merry Christmas…..
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I hope Jim and Dillon promise all those brats, the cash to pay for an abortion later on. Abortions for everyone this Christmas.
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Um, Steve C — what on earth? Today is good will to all men day. Egad, man. Where’s your heart? Look in your stocking, or perhaps under the tree. Joy — I think that’s the word you’re looking for. “Joy for everyone this Christmas.” Merry to you, sir.
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Go Jim and Dillon.
I really appreciate that the piece is less about their good will (which is immense), but more about this debate in the philosophy of philanthropy: Do you give to all or to none (all or nothing)? If you can’t solve all the world’s problems, do you solve none of the world’s problems?
Internally, this is what many of us process anytime we’re approached to give and I just admire that in the little NYT video clip, they encapsulate some of the thinking behind their decision. And I admire their honesty. Jim being the “doer” and Dillon being the “planner.” Feeling guilty about unaddressed letters, facebook-ing requests, coercing co-workers (that one guy is going to feel like a chump now) etc. It’s just so very… honest and true-hearted.
Lovely way to start Christmas morning.
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Aww what a touching story! I am glad that they found a place in their heart to being so giving and committed to helping others. That is the true Christmas spirit…
I think that for next year they should actually open an organization where needy kids can send their letters and have them fulfilled (I only say this because I am sure that there are kids whose parents have the means to fulfill their childrens christmas wish list but sent a letter anyway without knowing). I also think that it is nice that they gave some of the letters away to be fulfilled by others- just so they arent so overwhelmed.
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Maybe the reason that they received the letters in the first place was that someone knew that they could be trusted to get as many of them answered as possible.
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Awesome!!!