When we decided to feature one of Inter-Faith’s incredible volunteers in this month’s newsletter, it didn’t take long for Jan Lattucca’s name to come up.

We want to send a heartfelt thank you to everyone involved in our holiday program, which transforms wish lists into realities for current and former Hope Gardens, Hope Forest and emergency shelter residents.

I send you all my warmest wishes in hopes that you’re falling into your winter routines with ease—candles and fires lit as friends and family linger close by. Whether you celebrate Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa or observe the season another way, there’s so much to be grateful this December. You’ll be absorbed in wishes of health, laughter, passion and good faith as temperatures plummet, snowflakes fall and furnaces work a little harder.