Many thanks to Amy Burkman for bringing her “Live Art with Heart” performance to youth at the Center before the new year!
The children were delighted and impressed as Amy transformed a blank canvas into a beautiful tiger portrait in just minutes. Realizing how important art is to the well-being of our youth, we truly appreciate Amy for her passion to give back, time in sharing her talents, and generosity in donating this beautiful work of art for our youth to see every day.
Thank you Amy!
Enjoy a video of our gratitude for your support. Wishing you a healthy and happy 2019!
Our corporate community is such a driving force behind our efforts to bring hope and healing to families in need. We want to thank a dynamic group of ResMed employees who recently spent an afternoon revitalizing a Residential cottage where children stay to receive our intensive 24/7 therapeutic services.
Also, we had a special check presentation and visit from our friends from American Express Global Business Travel to support our programs. Thank you to both companies for your important partnership!
If you would like to create JOY in the new year for children and families served by the Center, please see a list of our opportunities here.
Holiday cheer is in full force at the Center!
So many JOYful things to share about in preparation for Christmas…
Our Iris Auxiliary to San Diego Center for Children members have been beautifully wrapping toys that were generously donated at our Wacky Wonky Wonderland event. Children and teens in our care will be so happy to see these gifts under the tree on Christmas morning!
Bikes for Kids and Alliant Insurance once again held their own bike collection drive. Through both of their amazing drives, a total of 85 bikes have been donated for youth at the Center!
Becton, Dickinson and Company San Diego filled 48 stockings for Center youth to wake up to on Christmas morning. We appreciate being selected as beneficiary of their “Fill the Stockings” program!
And, today, our Academy students and their parents will make special memories at our annual Winter Festival Holiday Performance!
From all of us at the Center, we wish you a weekend full of cheer!
Pictures are in from our Wacky Wonky Wonderland event! Special thanks again to our Donation Station partners, volunteers, community at-large, Wacky Willy (Joe Binning), Santa and Mrs. Claus, Chopper the Biker Dog, and our emcees, Frankie and Tati from JAM’N 95.7 San Diego’s Hip Hop and R&B Radio Station.
Many thanks to our generous sponsors: Calpine Corporation, LANtelligence Inc., ICON Utility Services, San Diego Gas & Electric, Southwest Airlines, Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation, ACE Electric, AV Builder, JET Wealth Advisors, American Assets Trust, Mission Federal Credit Union, Monica Nash Realtor Community, San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians, and Vespa Motorsport.
The holiday spirit is alive and present across our 8 program sites, with some extra cheer brought today on our main campus!
Takeda California, a generous and long-standing partner of the Center, hosted their 15th Annual Holiday Party for teens in our Residential Treatment Program. Their compassionate team went shopping for each of our teens, wrapped all gifts, and provided a fun pizza party.
We’re extremely grateful for Takeda’s support, and the many ways they show our children that they care about their happiness and well-being!
The Center is fortunate for our team members and board leadership who not only have a strong passion for our mission, but also the expertise to truly create change in our community!
One of our dynamic Board of Trustee members, DeAnne Steele, was recently recognized as the 2018 Global Diversity & Inclusion Award winner by U.S. Trust Bank of America. This honorable recognition, which garnered over 1,750 nominees company-wide, recognizes DeAnne’s efforts to “create a workplace where every employee is able to be themselves, is given the support to build a successful career and is able to contribute to the responsible growth of our business”.
We congratulate DeAnne for this well-deserved honor, and are thankful for all that she does for the Center!
We’ve received over 1,500 gifts in our “Santa’s Workshop”. Our dedicated team members have already started selecting gifts for children and teens in our care. So much holiday cheer and JOY to celebrate!
Thank you to everyone in the community who has generously supported our holiday efforts!
Wow, our Wacky Wonky Wonderland event was such a success yesterday because of the community’s support!
Hear a special message from Center team members, Kristi Worley and Warren Johnson:
Thank you to our generous Donation Station partners, volunteers, community at-large and our sponsors: Calpine Corporation (Calpine Careers), LANtelligence Inc., ICON Utility Services, San Diego Gas & Electric, Southwest Airlines, Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation, ACE Electric, AV Builder, JET Wealth Advisors, American Assets Trust, Mission Federal Credit Union, Monica Nash Realtor Community, San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians, and Vespa Motorsport
Special thanks to our amazing emcees, Frankie and Tati from JAM’N 95.7 San Diego’s Hip Hop and R&B Radio Station, including a special appearance by Chopper the Biker Dog!
Mission Federal Credit Union elves strike again for their Annual Christmas Tree Donation!
Over 20 trees were donated across our 8 program sites in order to bring much needed holiday cheer to the children and families we serve. For the third year in a row, Mission Fed elves personally delivered fresh Christmas trees and decorated them based on themes selected by our youth. So much thoughtfulness goes into the ornaments too as most of them are handmade!
Thank you for your partnership and continued support, Mission Fed!
