Christmas is a great timefor traditions.
Some families make a giant turkey, some roasted chestnuts while others tear open presents at the crack of dawn.
Euwonka Selver too has a festive tradition and that is upholding every year, without fail gift giving.
The Provo mother of two spends every Christmas day handing out gifts to newborn babies at the hospital.
In an interview Ms. Selver was asked about the reasons for her generosity?
“It goes back to my childhood”, Euwonka explains. “When I was about seven I spent Christmas in a hospital in Grand Turk.
“It was a horrible experience, in terms of being away from my family and no one would wish anyone Christmas cheer. It was miserable, scary and very lonely. When you are a child, you just don’t understand what’s happening around you.
“I never want a child to feel that way I did at Christmas time, so every year I visit the hospital and give little gifts to every newborn baby. That way, whatever their circumstances are, they are guaranteed at least one present.”
Euwonka handed out gifts at the Cheshire Hall Medical Centre where eight newborn baby girls and five boys spent their first Christmas.
She added: “It’s something I do every year and have done for a very long time. But it’s still a good feeling after all these years.
Ms. Selver continued “It’s a small gesture on my part and I hope it helps brighten the lives of others. As a family, it’s important to keep up this tradition and for us it helps remind children, especially my children, just how lucky they are to have the wonderful lives they do.”
A spokesman from Interhealth Canada, said: “It’s never easy when people have to spend Christmas in a hospital and so gestures like these are very welcoming.
He told RTC News “Euwonka’s kindness was much appreciated and it just shows what a caring community we have here in the TCI.”
