Washington
(ANI):
Queen
of
Pop
Madonna,
who
was
unable
to
visit
Malawi
this
Christmas,
played
Santa
Claus
for
the
kids
in
the
six
orphanages
she
funds
there
by
sending
them
gifts.
Boxes
of
toys,
chocolate,
other
sweets
and
clothes
were
shipped
with
a
handwritten
note
from
the
star,
which
read,
"To
my
Malawi
children
on
Christmas
and
Boxing
Day.
I
wish
I
was
with
you.
See
you
soon
M," reports
People
mag.
Inside
the
goodie
boxes
were
miniature
Christmas
cards
signed
by
Madonna,
Lourdes
and
Rocco.
"How
so
sweet
this
woman
is!" said
Lucy
Chipeta,
director
of
Home
of
Hope
Orphanage
in
Mchinji,
where
Madonna
adopted
son
David
in
2006,
as
more
than
500
children
scrambled
for
toys
and
bars
of
chocolate.
Near
another
orphanage,
Consol
Homes,
more
than
1,000
people
from
surrounding
villages
were
invited
to
an
open-air
party.
"Madonna
says
she
always
enjoys
the
traditional
dances
the
villagers
perform
for
her
when
she
visits,"
said
Yacinta
Chapomba,
director
of
Consol
Homes.
"She
asked
us
to
invite
as
many
villagers
as
possible
for
the
Christmas
party,"
she
added.