ChristmasKindness Inspiration

Last Year's Show

Oprah's ChristmasKindness journey to South Africa in 2002 was what Oprah calls "one of the greatest experiences of my life." Oprah and her staff of volunteers traveled to South Africa to bring Christmas joy to 50,000 schoolchildren and orphans devastated by the AIDS epidemic. She wanted them to know that somebody remembered them, somebody cared.

In 2003, we shared Oprah's ChristmasKindness journey with our viewers and after the show aired, thousands opened their hearts wider than ever. Donations ranging from 50 cents to $100,000 came streaming in from all around the world. In total, viewers donated more than $7 million to the Angel Network!