january snapshot 2012 san diego asymca
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Compiled & Edited by Katie DesBois
San Diego Armed Services YMCASan Diego Armed Services YMCASan Diego Armed Services YMCA
Volume 7, Issue 1 January 2012
SuperParent Holiday Program
Happy New Year!
SuperParent Holiday Program Family Outreach Department Holiday Programs at NMC Wounded, Injured and Ill Programs Christmas at the Hard Rock Active Duty Programs Ernst & Young Bike Giveaway Youth and Community Outreach Over 4,000 Quilts! Youth and Community Outreach Bonita Baskets Special Event
In this Issue
The San Diego Armed Services YMCA headquarters office could not have been more festive on December 14th and 15th during our 25th Annual SuperParent Holiday Program sponsored by the Spiva Family Foundation. A thousand mini trees lined the walkways, wreaths and holiday decorations covered the win-dows and doors, and Christmas music could be heard by every-one who gathered for this year’s SuperParent Holiday Pro-gram. Personal shopper volunteers along with a few San Diego Padres helped parents “shop” for gifts for their children during this two-day event. An incredible 5,904 gifts were distributed to 1,283 families during our 2011 SuperParent Program - our biggest holiday event yet!
Serving 9,000 active-duty junior enlisted military service
members and their families each month!
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Holiday Programs at NMC
Christmas Morning at the Hard Rock Café
On Sunday, December 18th, the Armed Services YMCA hosted Christmas at the Hard Rock. Breakfast, a visit from Santa, music and holiday entertainment was provided at no cost to 100 military children who currently have a parent deployed this holiday season. Children and their parents were presented with $50 Walmart gift cards to help alleviate some of the stresses that come with deployment and the holidays. Thank you Rod Luck, SDG&E, the Nice Guys and all military volunteers for making this a wonderful event for our ASY families!
During December patients in active treatment at Naval Medical Center received an abundance of holiday cheer thanks to the efforts of ASY staff and volunteers, and the generosity of the San Diego community. Santa, carolers, treats and gifts, and 20 separate visits, all resulted in patients feeling appreciated and cared for during this holiday season. On Christmas morning Santa made a special visit to the children’s ward, and in the afternoon elves delivered stockings to wounded, in-jured and ill adults. Special guest Tony Hawk took part in the Holiday Salute, the largest holiday event at Naval Medical Center San Diego for over 220 patients. The gym was transformed into a festive dining fa-cility where patients enjoyed a tasty holiday lunch and received a gift bag, and 110 excited children were presented with shiny new bikes.
The Mission Valley Marriott also hosted another holiday party for over 45 military families who have chil-dren with permanent disabilities or
life threatening illnesses. To top off an already exciting holiday sea-son at the Naval Medical Center, the Warrior Foundation donated $100,000 to programs that support wounded, injured and ill service members; and the ASY completed 128 airline reservations so pa-tients could be reunited with their families this holiday season.
Bonita Holiday Baskets
4,000 Quilts!
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January 26— ASYMCA Neighborhood Exchange 30— Computer Giveaway
February 2— Camo for Kids at USD 18— Father & Daughter Dance 23— ASYMCA Neighborhood Exchange 27— Computer Giveaway
Visit our Website Event Calendar for more events, updates, and free ticket
giveaways!
Calendar of events
Thanks to the hard work of the American Sewing Guild and Tuesday Ladies Club quilters, the San Diego Armed Services YMCA has reached 4,055 Operation Kid Comfort quilts to date! This is an amazing testament to the hard work and dedication of our volun-teers and staff! This program has assisted over 2,270 families as they handle the emotional struggle of being away from a loved one.
Learn more about the San Diego ASYMCA Operation Kid Comfort Program
on our website.
Thank you to the Bonita
Optimist Club for donating full holiday dinners to 50 military
families in addi-tion to making a donation to our Family Outreach
programs!
ASYMCA and Ernst & Young LLP Bike Giveaway
2011 marked the 2nd annual Bike Giveaway with Ernst & Young LLP. Over 100 volunteers participated in a building 100 bikes for military chil-dren this year, an increase from the 25 bikes built in 2010. One family wrote, “With their father being deployed, it will be nice to give them something special that is memorable this holiday. They have never been away from their father for the holidays and I would like to make it as fun and special as possible. If I could buy bikes for us all, I would, but I can't. Thank you.”
Edward G. & Ellen G. Wong Family Foundation Masserini Trust Union Bank Foundation The Country Friends Boys and Girls Foundation San Diego Padres K.I.D.S.--Kids in Distressed Situations AT&T Advertising Solutions San Diego Alumni of Kappa Alpha Psi USO San Diego in partnership with BAE Systems, Inc. LAFRA Unit 289 Girl Scout Troop 11645 Coronado Navy Girls' Club Avant Garde Airgain Bonita Optimist Club
Our Latest donors and contributors…
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Sutherland Management Company
Thank you Corporate Partner Members
and Major Donors...
The Spiva Family Foundation
Hanson Family Foundation
Thank you to all of our GiveBIG donors! Your donations helped the San Diego Armed Services YMCA raise over $7,000 for our programs for military families– thank you!
Final thoughts...
From the Desk of Executive Director Paul Steffens:
For more information on how YOU can make a difference…
[email protected] 858.751.5755
www.militaryymca.org
I think that, as you read about all the wonderful events in this SNAPSHOT, you will agree with me that the San Diego Commu-nity truly appreciates our military and their families. I want our donors to know we truly appreciate their support that enables us to provide a wide range of programs for military families. We cannot do it without your support. I also want to thank all of our volunteers, military and civilian, who truly help us make all these things happen.
We especially want to thank the SuperParent Holiday Program Title Sponsor
the Spiva Family Foundation!
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING MILITARY SUPERPARENTS!
Thank you SuperParent donors for your
support for our 2011 SuperParent Holiday Program!
Abegglen & Ruch Family American Sewing Guild Angela Jones & Friends Ann and Donald Evans
Anonymous Armed Forces Interest Group at the Rancho Santa Fe Founda-
tion Avant Garde
Bank of America (Military Support Affinity Group)
Barb & Steve Spiva- Spiva Family Foundation
Brian Susson Carol L. Welch
Charles & Joan Howe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
-day Saints Clairemont Republican Women
Federated Clark Builder Group
Classic American Chairs CNRSW Holiday Committee
Council of Community Clinics Craig Post
Debbie Montez Balloon Sensa-tions
Dicie Rose Ed & Rachel Van Houten
Elaine Alvarez Ellen Person
EWGA Focus
Francis Parker School Frank & Joanne Kingkade
Friarhood Friends Network/Patti Mocock
Gary & Esperanza Hunter Gary Rodemeyer
Gay Weston Gifts in Kind
Good Samaritan Church Harbor Packaging Inc
Harry Eastus Harvey Stewart Hogrewe Family
ITT Exelis James C. Poe
James Martello/Heather Ko-erner
James Poe Jeff & Marsha Alison
Jim Walsh Joan Ahlstrom
Judith A. Splitgerber Julia Castlen
Juvenile Court & Community Schools San Diego County Of-
fice of Education Kathie Riesgo Kathy Clark
Kevin Coughlin Kirk Clemmensen
Kiwanis Club of La Jolla Krispy Kreme
Lambs Kin Class Emannuel Faith Comm. Church
Larry Ayo Linares DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) Chapter
Linda Farmer & Pat Burns Linda Lofgren
Linda Small & Friends Lofgren Family
Lucy/ Szczepanowski Madres
Maria Montessori School Maruta Gardner
Michael Dwyer Michelle Menvielle
Mike "Lefty" Churchill Mission Beach Woman's Club
Mission Valley Christian Fellow-ship
Molly Moores & John Poutsch Motorhead Misfits
Musick, Peeler & Garret Nadine Bangsberg Nancy Heinrichs
Network in c/o Patti Mocock Northrop Grumman
OMBAC OMBAC Members
OMWD Otis Spunkenmeyer
Pain Care of San Diego, AMC Parents Association Francis
Parker School Patricia Goodermote
Paul Bledsoe Paula Taylor Pekin Family
Peter Di Renza Phyllis Barber
Rancho Bernardo Woodcrafters Reynolds Communities
RJ&J INC Robert & Molly Schulze
Rotary Club of San Diego San Diego Association of Real-
tors San Diego City Schools Hearing
Clinic San Diego County Office of
Education San Diego Hospice & the Insti-
tute of Palliative Medicine
San Diego Kiwanis Club Foun-dation/Downtown
San Diego Lions Welfare Foundation
San Diego Mission Bay Boat & Ski Club
San Diego Padres San Diego Spine & Rehab
Sandra Howes SD Assoc of Realtors
SD Golden Triangle Lions Club SDG&E
Sean Parker Sempra Energy Foundation &
Employees Serco Inc.
Sharon & Garry Hays Sharon Siegfried Shella Uyesugi Sidnay Bagley
St. Therese Academy Stella Weil Steve Sloan
Tadpoles Group The Brewer Family
The Pinery, LLC The Smith Family
Tierrasanta Junior Women's Club
Toy Walker TW Telecom USS Freedom
VFW Ladies Auxiliary Post 9578 Viejas
W.H. Cox & Penny Cox Welcome Club of Scripps Ranch
Wesley Family Woman's Day
Women in Defense
Thank you to our SuperParent Holiday Program Title Sponsor The Spiva Family Foundation!