Sometimes People Surprise You
 

I work at a midsize civil defense firm here in the Seattle area. Civil defense attorneys and our offices lets just say are not known for being nice guys...My coworkers have never really impressed me with their generosity although most of them are nice people...

Over the Summer one of our paralegals was raped. This necessitated her taking a lot of leave without pay. We were all unaware how desperate her financial situation had gotten however. She is a single mother of 3, had her electricity turned off, was driving on expired tabs, and was about to be evicted. Myself and another paralegal that work closely with her earlier in the week decided that we should all chip in and leave her a little something from "Santa" We expected to get only a few hundred dollars...Well in our 20 person office we managed to collect $3000.00. Enough to pay her rent, get her electricity on, and have some left over to buy her boys christmas presents! Plus one of the Partners paid her license tabs and gave her a $150 grocery gift certificate. I just never thought the folks I worked with would be that generous...It was a great surprise for me, and makes me feel a little bit more in the holiday spirit.

She came back from lunch and just found the envelope on her chair. I am so happy we were able to make her holiday brighter after all she has been through, and how hard she works. She makes my days better on a consistent basis, and I am glad to know others appreciate her too.

What a great place to work! She must have been amazed!

thats so nice of your company to do that for that woman . god bless your co workers and bosses, i bet you took alot of weight off her shoulders.

Awww... fighting back tears right now. That was so very thoughtful of you all and you better believe the Lord is smiling down on all of you!!!! Its such a beautiful thing to give to others and you all have no idea what an impact you've made on her and her family.... :) I commend you all for that :D

WOW!!! Some ppl are real amazing. I bet their family is real grateful for what you did for them.

Thats really a great Christmas story

This was so sweet of you guys to do for her!!! You and your fellow workers may not realize it but I am sure this is something that she will NEVER forget!!! It is the best feeling when you can do for others that REALLY need it!!!

Did they catch person that raped her or does she have to live in fear that it could happen to her again?

Wow! That's beautiful!

She was drugged at a single parents social, taken to a park, beaten, raped and left for dead. A jogger found her, gave her his cloething and took her to the hospital. For 2 months because something was put in her drink she could not remember a thing. This happened at a church event she was attending. Myself and another attorney in my office have taken on representing her against the church and are hoping to force their cooperation with police. There are some ideas who may have done it but not really a lot of solid evidence.

OMG!!!!! This is horrible!!!!! This happened at a church function???? I cannot imagine how horrible this has been for her. I hope they have DNA from the rape.
I will be praying for her!!!!

What a beautiful heart warming story. Its good to be surrounded by great people:thumbup: :)

What a great story! :D Doing something for someone in that situation around Christmas is such a lovely gesture.

It's always nice when people come together to help a fellow man or woman.

That is so nice. I am glad you were able to get so much for her. How terrible to go thru all that and then have dire financial issues too.

It's always amazing how people can come through during the worst of times!