X94/USU Operation Happy Family

USU has teamed up with X94 this year in what is called Operation Happy Family. Chances are that you have heard about it over the radio! In the past, Charlie and X94 have taken it upon themselves to bring Christmas to several families each every year! Certain people will call into the radio station to nominate specific families that have specific needs. The families nominated then go through a screening process to make sure they are a valid candidate and that they will get the things they need.




We have done well in getting the word out this year! Nearly 44 families were nominated this year and we are inline to getting enough donations to provide for all 44 families!

I want to take a moment and tell you a little about the crew down at Channel X94! Brad Litton and I had the honor of sitting in the room with them as they were going through the" family screening process." When I saw how this process was done, I almost wept. It wasn't long before I could tell that they took this thing seriously. We sat in there, watching Charlie and the girls intensely read and study the description of each family that was nominated. While a few tears were shed, we finally came up with two piles.

On one said was the "yes" pile where in we put all the families we thought were the best candidates. On the other side was the "maybe" pile. There were so many families nominated this year that the donations received only covered the "yes" pile. When we were finished distributing the families, the "yes" pile was only slightly larger than the "maybe" pile! This brought great concern to Charlie. He moved into the thinking position, in hopes to receive some kind of inspiration. After a couple minutes, he had a bright idea! "Lets get more donations!" For the next 10 minutes, we put our heads together and came up with a plan to try and get enough donations to cover all the families in the "maybe" pile. To say the least, it was an amazing experience, and I realized how much Charlie and the crew really love the people in the Uintah Basin!


We hope everyone can join in serving the people in our community, especially during this holiday season! If you are interested in taking on a family for christmas or helping us distribute presents to these families, just contact us via facebook at our USUgroup or via email at www.usuuintahbasin@gmail.com!