december snapshot 2011 san diego asymca

8/3/2019 December Snapshot 2011 San Diego ASYMCA

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Turkey Giveaway at the NEX

Compiled & Edited by Katie DesBois

San Diego Armed Services YMCA

Volume 6, Issue 12December 2011

Military Volunteer Program

Happy Holidays from the Staff andVolunteers of the San Diego

Armed Services YMCA!

Milit ary Volunteer ProgramActive Duty Programs

Neighborhood ExchangeFamily Outreach

Warrior Care Month Wounded, Injured and Ill Programs

Club HeroYouth & Community Outreach

Thank you DonorsThank you!

GiveBI G 12/ 14 and 12/ 15Online Giving Event

In this Issue

The San Diego ASYMCA served 175 families with 336 bags of foodduring the November Neighborhood Exchange. Thanks to a gener-ous donation, 150 turkeys were also distributed to military families

just in time for theThanksgiv ing hol i -

day. The Thanksgivingturkeys were generouslyprovided to Neighbor-hood Exchange atten-dees by JMI Realty andJackson & Blanc Me-chanical Contractors.This was a wonderfulkickoff to our busy holi-day season!

This November, the Active Duty Departments Mili-tary Volunteer Program has partnered with PWI,an organization that assists adults with disabilitiesin finding employment, for their Thanksgiving Har-vest Potluck. Military volunteers helped make theThanksgiving holiday special for PWI clients by

helping with event set up, clean-up and food serving. In addition to this event, military volunteers havecontinued to give back to the San Diego community by tutoring local students through Homework Helpers,spending time with the residents of Sunrise Senior Living Center, and assisting with building fences, plant-ing trees, and constructing trails at the Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve. The San Diego ASYMCA ActiveDuty Program Department also provided 30 service members and their families with a free trip to KnottsBerry Farm this past November. To sign up for an upcoming event please visit our website Event Calendar!

Serving 9,000 active-dutyjunior enlisted mil itary service

members and their families

each month!


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Warrior Care Month at NMC

Youth & Community Outreach

On Veterans Day weekend, Navy Old Goatscoordinated a getaway weekend at the HotelDel Coronado for four combat-injured ser-vice members and their families. The two-night stay included a one-hour spa treat-ment, a $100 hotel gift certificate, a gift cer-tificate to a local restaurant, a choice ofthree activities (sailing, police ride-along orbicycling), and attendance to a reception onNovember 13th, where the Mayor of Coro-nado (shown in photo) presented them witha key to the city!

The YCO Department successfully completed the Club Hero program at Vista La Mesa Academy with 6th to 8th

graders. Through this program, seven military students practiced character development skills and discussedmilitary life, the importance of self-esteem, peer pressure, and solving conflicts. One parent commented,

Since attending Club Hero I feel Jasmine has learned to stand up for herself and her beliefs. She is moreconfident and has made new friends. Thank you.

Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) celebrated War-rior Care Month in November in honor of NMCSDs wounded,ill or injured (WII) service members. The Armed Services

YMCA at NMCSD planned several events to honor NMCSDsArmy, Navy and Marine WII service members. Five combatinjured service members were recognized for their serviceduring the Chargers vs. Raiders pre-game ceremony on No-vember 10th. The ASY also assisted in providing four WIIservice members with the opportunity to attend the CarrierClassic - the North Carolina vs. Michigan State basketballgame on the aircraft carrier, USS Carl Vinson. PresidentObama also attended the Carrier Classic and shook handswith some of our wounded service members.


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GiveBIG

Thank you OMBAC

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December9Bike Giveaway with Ernst and Young14SuperParent Holiday Shopping Day14GiveBIG Online Giving Event

15SuperParent Holiday Shopping Day15GiveBIG Online Giving Event20Computer Giveaway21ASYMCA Neighborhood Exchange29-31ASYMCA at the Armed Forces

Bowl

Visit our Website Event Calendar formore events, updates, and free ticket

giveaways!

Calendar of events

Tierrasanta Junior Womens Club

December 14th and 15th marks thefirst-ever giveBI G San Diego matchday initiative with the San Diego Foun-dation.

During a 36-hour period, the San Diegocommunity will have an opportunity tomake online donations to nonprofits in

San Diego (including the San Diego Armed Services YMCA!),and the San Diego Foundation will match organization dona-tion totals in a pro-rated amount.

Visit www.giveBIGSanDiego.org on December 14th and 15thto take part in this exciting online giving event!

This December, the Tierrasanta JuniorWomens Club presented two donationchecks to the San Diego Armed Services

YMCA a $1000 donation to the Super Par-ent Holiday Shopping Day and a $500 dona-tion to our Operation Kid Comfort Pro-gram.

We are thrilled to partner with the Tierras-anta Junior Womens Club to support mili-tary families during the holidays and militarychildren throughout the year through Opera-tion Kid Comfort. Thank you!

Bikes, toys, and more bikes have alreadybeen delivered to the San Diego ArmedServices YMCA for our SuperParent Holi-day Shopping Day event coming up on

December 14th and 15th. OMBACs re-cent donation of bikes will be sure tobrighten the holidays for many militarychildren.

Thank you OMBAC for yourcontinuous support!


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Community Service Association, SanDiego Unified School District

Tierrasanta Junior Womens ClubLincoln Military HousingThe Parker FoundationSmart & Final Charitable FoundationSan Diego Downtown Breakfast

RotaryMs. Christine MoffettVFW Ladies Auxiliary #2041

Ms. Julia MajorsLadies Auxiliary FRA Unit 289SDG&ESempra Employee Giving NetworkHanson Family Foundation

Our Latest donors and

contributors

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Sutherland Management Company

Thank you Corporate Partner Members

and Major Donors...

The Spiva Family Foundat ion

The San Diego Armed Services YMCA would like to thank The Parker Foun-dation for their wonderful support. Thanks to their recent contribution,

the San Diego ASYMCA will now be able to implement a data manage-ment system and upgrade our website. Thank you Parker Foundation!


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Final thoughts...From the Desk of Executive Director Paul Steffens:

W ow, th is i s ou r 12 th SNAPSH OT o f 20 11 an d I am aga in

r e m in d e d t h a t w e co u l d n o t d o w h a t w e d o w it h o u t a ll t h em ilit a r y a n d co m m u n it y vo lu n t e er s w h o j u m p i n a n d a s -s is t u s w it h h a n d s -o n in vo lve m e n t in o u r p r o gr a m s . O u rVo lu n t e e r P r o gr a m p r o vid e s m a n y o p p o r t u n it ie s fo r m ili-t a r y p e r s o n n e l a n d m e m b e r s o f t h e Sa n Die go co m m u -n it y t o a s s i s t w it h i n AS YM CA p r o gr a m s a n d m a n y gr e a tco m m u n it y p r o gr a m s . J u s t ch e c k o u t th e m a n y e ve n t s int h i s SN AP S H O T t h a t w e w o u ld n o t h a ve b e e n a b l e to p r o -

vide with ou t a l l t h e vo lu n tee r s . No t on ly do vo lu n tee r sa s s is t w it h h a n d s -o n e n e r gy, b u t , lik e J M I R e a lt y a n dJ a c k s o n & B l a n c M e c h a n i c a l c o n t r a c t o r s w h o d o n a t e da n d h a n d e d o u t 1 5 0 t u r k e y s t o m i l i t a r y f a m i l i e s , m a n yv o l u n t e e r s d o n a t e f u n d s a n d i n - k i n d i t e m s t o e x p r e s st h e i r a p p r e c i a t i o n t o o u r m i l i t a r y p e r s o n n e l a n d t h e i rfam i lies .

I W ANT TO TH ANK ALL OUR VOLUNTEER S W H OARE TRUE P ARTNE RS IN ASSISTING OUR

M ILITARY FAMI LIES.W E COUND NOT DO ALL W E DO W ITH OUT YOUR

TIM E AND E NER GY.BR AVO ZULU !

For m ore inform ation on how YOU

can make a dif ference

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