MUNCIE–Every Christmas morning, there are people all over the world, get up with their families, through gifts and making food for friends who will not stop all day to wish them a happy holiday.
And then those on December 25 wake up from their slumbers, not to spend the day with family and friends, but to go to work, doing some kind of service, as a gift to others.
“When Pat (Bruner) told me he would be open on Christmas day, I knew I would be here, too,” said Sharon Goodman, who worked on the register at the Bruner’s restaurant Sunday evening. “He is my best friend in the world and I will do anything for her. In addition, I know and love all of the customer. Everyone’s like family here so it’s like to spend Christmas with his family. “
are they serving hot food for restaurants or taking care of patients who are still unfortunately have to spend their vacation in the hospital, many residents who worked at Christmas sees it not as a punishment or the time to be pitied, but as the time to do some act of kindness.
It is a special case for those in the “helping professions”-nurses, firefighters, police officers-many of whom volunteer to work on holidays so their peers can do something else.