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<p>This Christmas, Donna Nelson is looking to bring joy to the hearts of 100 single mothers through her organization, Adopt-A-Single-Mom.</p><p>&#8220;I wanted to give to working moms and provide them with things that they would normally go without this holiday time,&#8221; said Nelson, a lifestyle and empowerment coach.</p><p>Adopt-A-Single-Mom was founded in 2016, and was inspired by a similar group in New York operated by one of Nelson&#8217;s friends. Nelson recognized the need for similar support for single mothers in Northeastern Pennsylvania, and set out to start Adopt-A-Single-Mom.</p><p>The deadline to nominate a mother is Dec. 15.</p><p>In its first year of operation, the organization raised $3,000, with all of the money donated going towards gifts for single mothers. Mothers can nominate themselves or be nominated by a member of the community through the organization&#8217;s website, <a href="https://donnanelson.lpages.co/adopt-a-single-mom-project-email/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">adoptasinglemom.org</a>.</p><p>Nelson, of Mountain Top, understands the struggle of trying to support children as a single mom &#8212; she was one herself.</p><p>&#8220;I was that single mom, I understand what it&#8217;s like to feel alone on Christmas,&#8221; Nelson said.</p><p>This year, Adopt-A-Single-Mom&#8217;s goal is bigger than ever: bring gifts to 100 single mothers for Christmas.</p><p>As of Monday afternoon, Nelson had already received 100 nominations for single mothers, some even coming from out of state, which is outside of Nelson and Adopt-A-Single-Mom&#8217;s service area.</p><p>Nelson says that they&#8217;ve only reached 25% of their fundraising goal for 2019, despite all of the nominations.</p><p>&#8220;This is the time where I get nervous,&#8221; Nelson said.</p><p>Nevertheless, donations continue to pour in and every little bit counts. towards making the holiday season of single moms all over the area a little bit easier, and a little bit less worrisome. More so than the physical gifts, Adopt-A-Single-Mom aims to provide a support system for single moms, so they don&#8217;t have to feel alone.</p><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s fun connecting with all these single moms, but it more importantly provides a great deal of meaningful physical support, as well,&#8221; Nelson said.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Kevin Carroll</p><p>kcarroll@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div>

Project to support single moms for Christmas