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COVER STORY Kt* ig- Bef' * E JBBHBjf *■ JfiKeu MgjfcrnHW jF f \. rill c i Baa. , pg|g|p; '- '-• *fp£g.;- ft 0 - * Amg <4 The Gordon family Tr o 1/ \\ ' « embraces the spirit j| of Christmas by i e^~\^ —N /r=>l eZOV*" —\ ✓? == r\ /* —~0 >——>* ■ performing good "\\ l\' '’"ft f L~o\ (kZftl D--ft deeds for others. \ \ 11 1 C T —q iy . Each year, American Profile asks readers to share stories of good deeds that lead to inspirational and even transformational moments in people’s lives. This year, we spotlight an q| Arizona family that turned a simple Christmas request into J||| a holiday tradition of giving across four generations. \i Hie year was 2002 in Kingman, Ariz. (pop. 20,069), and Frank and Joan Gordon had just celebrated yet another bountiful Christmas Day with their children and grand- A children. Boxes, bows and hastily tom wrapping paper littered the living room of 4PJBH daughter Ciandy Landers home, and the family chatted around the dining mom table after devouring a hearty turkey dinner with all die trimmings. .-'jJgS, • The talk turned to next years Christmas plans and, before everyone could scatter for another year, the family patriarch and matriarch offered I a quick but heartfelt announcement. "We tnkl them tliat next year we want to do Christmas a little different Iv," |a >A JmHH ret ails Joan, 79. We told tlx-m tliat we've lived enough years so that we Jkßßk have more dungs than wc tan use So, nest ( hristmas, Mislead ofs|x nding tnotky on a gift tor us. we asked tlx-m to spud that amount on *>meone sB|BHBB| else, or to do something to help someone else in some- way. SPBJWBBBI Bsf b S9K ■- Kht' !,thought it was very cool because you can have so many possessions / but it} a little diflercnt when you re thinking / XKdlat can Ido to better someonecelses lile for L^bristmas? Eliska BlicLcnstalf \r;t ft- i Page 6 • ameritanprofile.com