The Links provided the Tuskegee Youth Safe Haven with a wonderful Christmas in 2013! This is how the children thanked the members.

1. A Special Thank You
to the Tuskegee Links
From the
Tuskegee Youth Safe Haven
2014
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3. You did so much for us!
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4. We want to say thank you!
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5. Thank You for a Great
Christmas!
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6. Saaniya Smith
• Dear Links
• Thank you for my
presents!
• I love you!
• You are the best to
me!
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7. Larissa Swift
Dear Links,
Thank you for the
wonderful Christmas
I had a lot of stuff
like, a hello kitty
activity book. We
are so thankful. I
hope you had a
good Christmas!
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8. Markia Ellis
• Dear Links,
• I love everything
you gave me this
Christmas.
• So I am writing
this thank you
note.
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9. Markia Ellis
• You spent a lot
on a little girl,
you didn’t know,
to give her things
she didn’t or
wouldn’t get.
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10. Markia Ellis
• I feel like I was so
happy to get those
things.
• By you giving me
these things, I feel
like that day I
signed up, was
meant to be!
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11. Markia Ellis
• Yours truly,
• Markia
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12. Kayrajuanee Anderson
• To The Links:
• Thanks for all the
gifts!
• I really like the
book bag. It is
really helpful.
• Now my back does
not hurt every day.
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13. Kelly Walker
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Dear Links,
What I got for Christmas was
a Baker, a Hello Kitty
necklace, a Hello Kitty Key
Chain, Shoes called Nike,
Hello Kitty Piggy Bank, tatoo
stations, Hello Kitty Lunch
box, clothes and a tablet.
Thank you for everything!
I love them all!
Sincerely,
Kelly Walker
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14. Brandon Smith
• Thank you for
getting me Toys.
For Christmas I got
a bike. I got
Spiderman coloring
book. I got shoes
and for Christmas I
got Spiderman.
• Thank you!
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15. Desyanae Franklin
• I just want to thank you for what
you gave me for Christmas and I
liked everything. You gave me a
lot of things. What I got for
Christmas is a tablet, jump rope,
basketball, boots, and school
clothes.
• THANK YOU VERY MUCH! All
the Links have been good to me.
I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH!!!!!!!
• Sincerely, Desyanae
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16. Khia Walker
• Thank you for a great
Christmas! I hope you had
a Good Time also. I loved
all the presents!
• One of the really great
presents was the Adidas.
Thank you so Much! I
really hope you had a
great Christmas, too!
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17. Jasmine Maxwell
• Dear Links, I would like
to say thank you for my
Christmas gifts.
• I really like them they
were awesome,
especially the Gabriel
Douglas book and the
Things To Do For Girls
book!
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18. Dayanique Franklin
• Thank you for the
Christmas presents
you gave me.
• I had fun with all
those things and I
liked my shoes and
my clothes.
• I had a Very Special
Christmas!
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19. Aymber Wilson
• Dear Links
• I thank you for the
clothes, toys and
school supplies,
and I love you,
because of the
things that you do
for me!
• Love, Aymber
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20. Nasier Smith
• I’m thankful for
getting a basketball
and a football for
Christmas and clothes
and some school
supplies and
basketball supplies
and for the school
clothes. Thank You
for everything!
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21. Ashley P. Henderson
• Thank you so
very much for
my nice
Christmas
presents!
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22. Trenton Clark
• Thank you!
• I really enjoyed all
my gifts for
Christmas!
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23. JaKobe Franklin
• Thank you for
the basketball,
crayons, color
book, football,
football book,
Spiderman toys
and markers.
Thank you!
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24. Tomas Clark
• I got the very
things I like the
most for
Christmas.
• Thank you so
much!
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25. Jamarkeon Swanson
• Thank you for the
bike, the car, the
basketball, the
football and the car
book.
• I really enjoy them
all!
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26. Ashanti Keith
• Thank you for
giving us
presents for
Christmas!
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27. Geneva R. Henderson
• I appreciate your
special gifts for a
special day!
• Thank you very
much!
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28. JaKalia Franklin
• Dear Links, Thank
you for the lovely
gifts. You are so nice
to me, thank you for
that. I loved the
password journal, and
the other things. This
Christmas was the
best! I Love You All!
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29. Titania Morris
• Dear Links,
• Thank you for
giving me presents
for Christmas!
• I had lots of
presents. I got
boots, ear rings,
head bands, shirts,
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30. Titania Morris
• Diary with a key
and pen, and
colorful sand. I got
a jacket, and
purple & black
shoes, and school
supplies. And you
are the best to me!
• Love you Links!
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31. Sencoria Thornton
• Thank you for the
toys!
• My favorite toy was
the computer.
• Thank you for all of
the toys that you
gave me!
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32. Isaiah Gibbs
• Thank you
Links for a
very very
Merry
Christmas!
• Isaiah
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33. Destiny Franklin
• Hello Links, my
name is Destiny.
How are you all
doing?
• I just wanted to tell
you all that I had a
wonderful Christmas
Day. On Christmas,
I had received
jewelry
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34. Destiny Franklin
• [watch, necklace, and a
bracelet.] Also, I had
received some gray and
blue Adidas shoes, I
have a Sofia the First
coloring book, I have a
comb, brush, and I got
new clothes for
Christmas. THE END!
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35. Lisa R. Henderson
• To The Links:
• I would like to take
the time to send a
heartfelt word of
gratitude for my
nice Christmas
presents!
• From: Lisa
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36. Special Christmas by Links
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37. A Special Christmas for 4
• The Links made
Christmas Special
for all Safe Haven
children, but 4 of
them had special
circumstances that
made this
Christmas, all the
more meaningful.
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38. Kymbriana & Alexis Battle
• Kym and Alexis
have been living,
almost homeless for
about 2 years. They
came with their
mom to Safe Haven,
and decorated a
gingerbread house
together as a family.
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39. Kymbriana & Alexis Battle
• Kym and Alexis
along with Jordan
then opened their
gifts. It was as if it
was Christmas
morning for them.
• The Links gave
them the
Christmas they
missed this year.
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40. Alexis Battle
• Alexis was so
excited with all the
gifts that she
received.
• They were planning
to open 1 or 2 gifts.
But after a while, her
mom said, “May as
well open them all!”
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41. Alexis Battle
• Alexis loves
Auburn University.
• When she got the
things from
Auburn, she was
even more excited!
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42. Alexis Battle
• To: The Links
• Thank you for all the
gifts for Christmas! I
had fun opening them
and using them.You
gave me just what I
wanted.
• The Links are really,
really great!
• Thanks! from Alexis
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43. Kymbriana Battle
• Kymbriana is a
strong University
of Alabama fan,
and loved her gifts
with the Alabama
theme.
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44. Kymbriana Battle
• Kymbriana loves
all Pooh Bear
items, and was so
excited that she
made sure a
picture was taken
of her with her gift.
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45. Kymbriana Battle
• Kym saw the box
with her boots, and
rushed to try them
on. Her mom kept
asking, “Do they
fit?” Kym slipped
them on and said,
“I’m wearing them
to school
tomorrow!”
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46. Kymbriana Battle
• The boots were
something other
girls her age had at
B.T.W. High
School, but Kym
didn’t have.
• The Links made it
possible for her to
have what she
wanted!
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47. Kymbriana Battle
• Dear Links, Thank
you for all the
great Christmas
gifts!
• I enjoyed them all.
I hope you had a
great Christmas
also! From Kym
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48. Jordan Tymes
• Jordan was at her
Grandparents home
out of town for
Christmas and came
with the Battles to
get her gifts.
• She saw the gifts
and forgot she had
basketball practice.
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49. Jordan Tymes
• While Jordan was
opening one gift,
she started yelling
out loud.
• We didn’t know what
was wrong.
• She put her head
down in tears, but
later finally told us.
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50. Jordan Tymes
• Jordan wanted a
Hello Kitty Diary.
Another girl
promised her one,
but decided to keep
it for herself.
• Now the Links made
her wish come true!
She was so
surprised!
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51. Jordan Tymes
• To The Links: Thank
you so much for all
my gifts!
• I was really
surprised to get my
Hello Kitty diary. It’s
what I wanted. You
helped me have a
Merry Christmas!
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52. Essence Uzzle
• Essence’ little
sister Aasha’s
lungs collapsed
over the holidays.
She was on life
support for a few
days, but she
pulled through.
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53. Essence Uzzle
• This took Essence
from school, with
early morning trips
to the Birmingham
hospital. For
weeks the family
was in between
homes, because of
possible mold.
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54. Essence Uzzle
• However, on
Christmas Eve,
Santa’s helpers
(The Links) came
to the rescue, and
made it a
wonderful
Christmas for this
little girl!
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55. Essence Uzzle
• Thank you for all of
the toys that you
gave me for
Christmas!
• I really liked all of
the toys and the
candy!
• Thank you so
much!
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56. Shamaya Gibbs
• Thank you Links for all
of the Christmas gifts
that you have given
us. I am very thankful
for you all, for making
our Christmas a little
bit brighter.
• Thank you so much!
Shamaya
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58. We Love You!
The Links are the Greatest!
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