School Bus Driver Saves Money And Buys All His Passengers Whatever They Wanted For Christmas

Dec 29, 2018 by apost team

Children may dream of the magic of Santa Claus, but the Dallas, TX, area recently found a real Kris Kringle in the unlikeliest of places: a school bus driver who loaded his bright yellow “sleigh” with personal gifts for every child on his route.

They weren’t delivered mysteriously down a chimney but paid for out of Curtis Jenkins’ own pocket.

Jenkins asked each of about 70 children who take his bus to Lake Highlands Elementary what they wanted for Christmas, and then proceeded to purchase every single item. One morning, as the children boarded the bus for school, they discovered that the bus was stuffed with the presents they mentioned wanting, each individually wrapped.

Among the many gifts was even a bicycle. The joke quickly became that Jenkins bought the bike for a particularly naughty kid so he would ride it to school instead of taking Jenkins’ bus each morning. But it was, in fact, just good-natured teasing: Jenkins bought just the gift they child had hoped for.

Parents and the community at large were understandably touched, albeit surprised by the bus driver’s generosity and thoughtfulness.

Jenkins was helped and supported by his wife, Shaneqia, who told local news outlets that her husband had been talking for months about doing something special for the kids he transports to school every day. He saved money from each paycheck to make their dreams a reality and their Christmas a little brighter.

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Parents took to social media to express their appreciation for his anything-but-small act of kindness.

The school also posted the story to its social media channels, generating significant media interest and resulting in positive comments as people around the country shared the heartwarming story about a bus driver who believes that his bus route is more than a job, but also, as he described it, “a mission from God.”

Jenkins is personally aware of many of the struggles the children on his route and their families face. As a child, he had a special aunt who gave him and other relatives a single pair of wrapped socks each Christmas every year.

With his own socks well worn with holes in them, those new socks meant the world to Jenkins. He said the smiles on the kids’ faces and the joy they felt from receiving their gift was worth the time and money he invested.

Though he is a believer, Jenkins said he doesn’t discuss religion with the students on his route, saying that he doesn’t care who they love, just that they “love somebody on the way.”

It’s doubtful that the elementary students who board Jenkins’ bus each morning will ever forget his incredible act of kindness. What do you think of the school bus driver’s Christmas surprise? What would you say to Curtis Jenkins if you could? Let us know - and make sure to spread the word!