Editorial: A success story

Way to go, Iredell!

For more than 45 consecutive years, you have opened your hearts and your wallets during the holidays to help the foster children in our communities have a memorable Christmas morning and the many extras they need throughout the year — like musical instruments and summer camp — that many foster parents cannot afford.

By supporting the Lonely Children’s Fund, you have given children who need a reason to believe that most people are good and decent and caring are just that.This year’s goal was $25,000. Contributions exceeded $28,030.

As always, a special thanks goes to the dedicated employees of the Iredell County Department of Social Services. Often maligned for the heart-wrenching decisions they’re compelled to make on a daily basis to protect abused and neglected children, DSS workers coordinate the Lonely Children’s Fund.

Like the hundreds of contributors each year, they don’t have to go the extra mile to help foster children. They do so because they see the need and they care.