I witnessed the above first hand. I wonder how many people will remember this man.
I was at a Church Christmas party the Saturday before Christmas. The game was "Dirty Santa".
http://www.celebrations.com/c/read/how-to-play-dirty-santa
Basic rules:
Everyone playing the game brings a wrapped gift so there is no indication
about what is inside. Place the gifts together under the tree or on a table.
The host writes a number on scrap pieces of paper for every gift and places
them in a basket, bowl or hat.
Each person draws a number. Getting a higher number is actually better
because you will have more opened gifts to choose from.
The person with #1 picks a gift to open from the pile. The person with #2 can
choose to open another package or steal the gift from #1. If a gift is stolen,
the person who had it then steals from someone else or picks another gift to
open.
The game continues like this until everyone takes a turn opening or stealing
a gift. The last person to go can steal from anyone in the game or open the
remaining gift.
Once a gift is stolen three times, it is retired from the game
One man there who was there was not a church member but his wife was a member.
Early in the game a 10 year old boy had gotten a good gift. Naturally it was taken later and he had to get another gift. This time he got liquid hand soap and dish towel. His expression "Oh, man..." said a lot about his disappointment.
When the non church member's time came he did not hesitate. He went and got the boy's soap, and to say the least, the boy was ecstatic. This time the boy got a good gift.
The man did make quite an impression. So much so that the preacher mentioned it in his sermon the next morning about the kindness to other people. According to his wife, he recently bought bicycle at a yard sale to give to a small girl whose own bicycle was stolen recently.
The man made a lasting impression on many of us...............