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Katy businessmen partner up in Christmas spirit
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| Business partners Kelvin Trotter and Steve Johnson stand behind their desk, as they get ready to deliver on their wish to help two families in need this Christmas season. |
By Luciano Battistini
Times Staff Writer
Two Katy small business partners have teamed up to adopt two Houston families in need and give them gifts for this Christmas season.
“We’re just trying to do what is right in our eyes,” Kelvin Trotter said.
“There are a lot of families that are really hurting, and given the economic situation, they’re hurting even more.”
Trotter are Steve Johnson are owners of a security personnel business in the Katy area.
The two men adopted one family, each from a local foster home, and delivered the gifts Tuesday, just in time for Christmas.
A member of one of the adopted families is Rose Thorn, a 75-year-old grandmother, who has been taking care of her eight grandchildren since her daughter passed away due to a chronic illness.
“Mrs. Thorn is a great example of love for family, and I just wanted to share that with mine,” Trotter said.
“She’s really a good grandmother, but sometimes the economy gets the best of us. But she’s doing what she can, and we just want to help her.”
The second family includes Julie Baptist, a mother of three, whose husband is in and out of the hospital suffering from acute diabetes.
“You think that our lives are hard sometimes, but when you run into these kind of situations, you realize how blessed you really are, and it also makes you want to help in any way you can,” Johnson said.
The two men and their families hosted a gift-wrapping party on Saturday, where their own families wrapped all the gifts for the adopted families.
“This is what we get out of it,” Trotter said. “Having my family and my kids actually feel good to give to someone else. That really feels good.
“When you see your own child enjoying giving and actually having a good time at it, man! That really makes you glad you’re doing something like this.”
Trotter and Johnson never asked for recognition. They were actually trying to do their good deed unnoticed, but a family friend, Shelia Egland, said she just had to share their stories.
“I have seen these two men work hard to grow their business from a dream,” Egland said. “Now, to see them give back to their community is a positive story that needs to be heard over and over again.”
In fact, the two businessmen said they are hoping their charity becomes contagious and grows to adopt more families next year.
“We were trying to do this under the radar, but if it gets more people involved in giving, please let the word be spread,” Johnson said. “Write it in the sky if you can.”
“We’re just trying to do what is right in our eyes,” Kelvin Trotter said.
“There are a lot of families that are really hurting, and given the economic situation, they’re hurting even more.”
Trotter are Steve Johnson are owners of a security personnel business in the Katy area.
The two men adopted one family, each from a local foster home, and delivered the gifts Tuesday, just in time for Christmas.
A member of one of the adopted families is Rose Thorn, a 75-year-old grandmother, who has been taking care of her eight grandchildren since her daughter passed away due to a chronic illness.
“Mrs. Thorn is a great example of love for family, and I just wanted to share that with mine,” Trotter said.
“She’s really a good grandmother, but sometimes the economy gets the best of us. But she’s doing what she can, and we just want to help her.”
The second family includes Julie Baptist, a mother of three, whose husband is in and out of the hospital suffering from acute diabetes.
“You think that our lives are hard sometimes, but when you run into these kind of situations, you realize how blessed you really are, and it also makes you want to help in any way you can,” Johnson said.
The two men and their families hosted a gift-wrapping party on Saturday, where their own families wrapped all the gifts for the adopted families.
“This is what we get out of it,” Trotter said. “Having my family and my kids actually feel good to give to someone else. That really feels good.
“When you see your own child enjoying giving and actually having a good time at it, man! That really makes you glad you’re doing something like this.”
Trotter and Johnson never asked for recognition. They were actually trying to do their good deed unnoticed, but a family friend, Shelia Egland, said she just had to share their stories.
“I have seen these two men work hard to grow their business from a dream,” Egland said. “Now, to see them give back to their community is a positive story that needs to be heard over and over again.”
In fact, the two businessmen said they are hoping their charity becomes contagious and grows to adopt more families next year.
“We were trying to do this under the radar, but if it gets more people involved in giving, please let the word be spread,” Johnson said. “Write it in the sky if you can.”
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David wrote on Dec 27, 2008 12:53 PM:
May God Bless these two gentlemen for giving. "