Blessed are the givers
Ten-year-old Emilia Paulding, a visually impaired student, hands a hand-decorated Christmas card to Rhonda McCann of Post Falls at Evans Brothers Coffee Roasters on Saturday. HANNAH NEFF/Press
From left, volunteer Tejah Jones supervises 15-year-old Emma Erckenbrack, a visually impaired student, creating Christmas cards to give out to the community at North Idaho College on Saturday. HANNAH NEFF/Press
Volunteer Rose Johnson supervises 14-year-old Jessalyn Wright, a visually impaired student, with creating Christmas cards to hand out to the community at North Idaho College on Saturday. HANNAH NEFF/Press
Six-year-old Aubriella Gibson sings Christmas carols while reading the lyrics in Braille, supervised by Tina Johnson, a teacher for the visually impaired, at North Idaho College on Saturday. The group of six visually impaired students practiced carols to perform at Evans Brothers Coffee Roasters in Coeur d'Alene. HANNAH NEFF/Press
Fifteen-year-old Emma Erckenbrack smiles as she plays along during a gift exchange game at the Christmas get together for visually impaired students at North Idaho College on Saturday. HANNAH NEFF/Press
Nine-year-old Ezra Wright passes gifts during a gift exchange game at the Christmas gathering for visually impaired students at North Idaho College on Saturday. HANNAH NEFF/Press
From left, Emma Erckenbrack, 15, and Aubriella Gibson, 6, show their smiles during a gift exchange game at a Christmas gathering for visually impaired students at North Idaho College on Saturday. HANNAH NEFF/Press
Gene Engebretsen holds the microphone for his wife Jordana, a teacher for the visually impaired, at her event for visually impaired students at Evans Brothers Coffee Roasters in Coeur d'Alene on Saturday. The students sang Christmas carols and handed out cards and gifts to audience in the coffee shop. HANNAH NEFF/Press
Carla Carnegie, on guitar, a teacher at Willow Song Music Therapy Services, leads visually impaired students singing Christmas carols at Evans Brothers Coffee Roasters in Coeur d'Alene on Saturday. HANNAH NEFF/Press
Thirteen-year-old Alex Owens, a visually impaired students, sings a Christmas solo for audience at Evans Brothers Coffee Roasters on Saturday. A group of six visually impaired students, assisted by volunteers, caroled and passed out Christmas cards and gifts to all in the coffee shop in Coeur d'Alene. HANNAH NEFF/Press
Smiles, carols and cards filled the room as a group of happy givers prepared to bless the community.
Six visually impaired students, guided by volunteers, spent their Saturday crafting Christmas cards, putting together goodie bags and practicing Christmas carols at North Idaho College, preparing for their show that afternoon at Evans Brothers Coffee Roasters in Coeur d'Alene...
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