In 2009, with families spread across five state throughout the country, we decided our traditional gift exchange was too costly and difficult. Amy Dittbrenner, the second Gates child, suggested that instead of the commercialized practice of buying small gifts only to pay high shipping costs, we each perform acts of service in the name of the sibling whose name we were assigned at random.
Just as in the past, our good friend Carrie Collins drew the names and notified each of us privately to keep secret who was doing good in your name. On Christmas Day, we reveal who we had and how we chose to celebrate the new tradition of the Gates Family Season of Service.
This tradition has helped us focus on serving our communities and one another during the annual celebration of the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
The 2011 Gates Family Season of Service
- To Dad... ... from Wayne.
- To Mom... ... from Tiffany.
- To Bill... ... from Amy.
- To Char... ... from Chuck.
- To Wayne... ...from Hock.
- To Amy... ...from Ryan.
- To Chuck... ... from Dad.
- To Ashley... ...from Mitzi.
- To Mike... ... from Bill (kind of).
- To Lani... ... from Charise.
- To Hock... ... from Mom.
- To Mitzi... ... from Lani (and from Bill).
- To Ryan... ... from Mike.
- To Tiff... ... from Ashley.
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