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The Annual Christmas Charity Drive is a very special holiday time where we get a chance to realize the Christmas wishes of underprivileged families on a very personal level. These community shelters assist desperate single mothers and their children in their efforts to regain a normal family life and living environment. These shelters provide basic lodging and some nourishment for the families.
This year's Annual Christmas Charity Drive will be held the Saturday, December 13th, 2008. The Saint Coleman's Men's Club Christmas Charity Drive benefits the residents of the Catholic Charities homeless family shelters of Angelica House and Providence Place, and other local charities.
We are actively raising funds through a raffle, held at the spaghetti dinners and also in front of Church every Sunday. We're raffling off a 52" Sony 1080p LCD HDTV worth over $2,500! Tickets are only $10.00 each, and all proceeds from the raffle will be used for this year's event. We encourage you to support this worthy cause!
It is our strong belief that Christmas dreams still need to be dreamed, and Christmas wishes of these under-privileged families need to be granted. Much is needed to aid in the everyday requirements of the most basic life, such as food, clothing, medicines, and household goods. We contact these local shelters and distribute our "Kris Kringle" forms for the participants to fill out, providing information about their child's educational needs, and Christmas desires.
Upon receiving forms distributed to the shelters, our “team of elves” go out and shop for the specific items (within reason) on the children’s “Santa List”. We then provide a Christmas banquet and party on that Saturday, where the families come to the school, enjoy the meal we prepare, Santa Claus arrives via helicopter to meet and greet the children, and distribute the gifts personally to the children. It’s a very special, giving, wonderful time and definitely something you’ll appreciate in helping in and/or just attending.
This event requires substantial financial support, and we welcome any and all corporate or personal donations to help assist us in continuing this very special Christmas tradition. For more information or to make a donation to this worthy cause, please contact Thomas Cowell at (954)-695-1013, or via e-mail at tcowell@stcmc.org.
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