Brothers from Tennessee Kappa did their part to make the holidays brighter in the local community. For the second year in a row, brothers gave their time, money, and efforts to host a Christmas party for the children at Youth Villages in Dyersburg on December 15.
Once all the equipment had been set up properly, the night began with a dinner provided by the people at Youth Villages for the children, their foster parents, and everyone who assisted in the night’s festivities.
Afterwards the children participated in a “Bring Me” game, where an item would be named and whoever brought that item first would receive a prize.
As a treat for all the kids and parents, everyone from the fraternity and sorority sang a selection of holiday tunes, topping everything off with a rousing rendition of “The Twelve Days of Christmas” that brought down the house. Then came the point of the evening that everyone waited for: The opening of presents.
Each child got to keep a Polaroid picture he/she took with Santa (played once again by undergraduate brother Tony Beal’s father Anthony), a stocking from Youth Villages, and the presents from the SigEp, GKPi, and various other people from the Dyersburg area.
“There was not one unhappy child,” said Matt Muehlberger, one of the head planners for the party.
“What makes this event so special is knowing you were able to make a difference in the lives of the children at this event, who are “our future.”
Youth Villages is an organization headquartered in Memphis that helps ease the burden placed on foster parents and the children for which they care.