ROTTERDAM, N.Y. (AP) — A little girl who lost her family and suffered disfiguring burns in an arson fire is having an incredible Christmas, thanks to the generosity of thousands of strangers around the world who were moved by her simple Facebook wish.

“This year’s been magical, amazing,” said Liz Dolder, who posted a picture of her niece, Safyre Terry, on Facebook earlier this month. The post showed Safyre with a Christmas card tree Dolder got at a thrift store, and said the 8-year-old hoped to get enough cards to fill it.

“I haven’t found a word in my vocabulary to describe what has happened,” Dolder said Wednesday.

Kevin Clark, a member of a motorcycle group who met Safyre at a benefit bikers held for her this fall, reposted the picture. Before long, it had been shared tens of thousands of times, and cards and gifts started pouring in from across the United States and overseas.

Another friend put a post on the YouCaring.com crowdfunding site with a $15,000 goal to help Dolder and her husband, Mike — Safyre’s new family — deal with medical costs and other financial challenges. More than $174,000 has been donated since the Christmas card post went viral this week.

On Wednesday, Safyre opened some of the hundreds of cards and gifts that had arrived at a post office box in a local mall. There were teddy bears, stuffed kittens, handmade jewelry, personalized Christmas tree ornaments, whimsical socks, books and cards signed by whole classrooms of schoolchildren.

Safyre opened a silver box with a card that said, “Every princess should have a tiara. Here’s yours,” and then skipped to Dolder to show her the shiny rhinestone tiara, saying “Look, Mom!”