Yale Daily News

Updated: Monday, November 23, 2009 1:21 p.m.

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’Tis the season for giving 2.0

Staff Reporter
Published Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Last December Annette Soules’ husband, a construction worker, fell on the site of Yale’s Art & Architecture building during its renovation. He broke several bones and has been unable to work since. Despite having only his workers’ compensation and her part-time salary to support three children, including a 12-year-old autistic son, Soules said her family was managing.

Then the Christmas season came along. Soules worried she would not be able to leave presents under the tree for her children come Christmas morning, she said in a phone interview from her Branford home on Sunday....

#1 By brikugi 11:47a.m. on December 10, 2008

Leon rocks! I now check list of hope regularly now. Forget the cheezy store promos and commercialism. *THIS* is the holiday spirit that can continue all year long.

#2 By Annette S. 8:05p.m. on December 10, 2008

Leon and his List of Hope site has brought back the spirit of Christmas to my heart! We will always remember the Christmas of 2008 with Leon as an angel sent to us!

#3 By brad 2:39p.m. on December 11, 2008

We should promote the list of hope on iList.com take a closer look.

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