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ILWU Christmas for Kids 2000
by
Curt Cunningham
January 15, 2001
We
wish to thank everyone who contributed to the ILWU Christmas for Kids program.
With your help we were able to distribute toys and enough food for over 60
families and over 200 children. We also sent over 400 gifts to the Pacific
Northwest Newspaper Guild for the children of the newspaper strikers.
Next
year we plan to help out at least 100 families and their children. We will be
accepting donations throughout the year. We also plan to have plenty of raffles
and a bake sale or two down at the Hall. Our office is now located in room #101
of the Dispatch Hall. We should have our own phone installed soon. The Christmas
for Kids staff consists of Darla Love - Director, Becky Edson – Fundraising
coordinator, Leona Cunningham – Office manager, and Curt Cunningham – IT
& Warehouse manager. The staff thanks you for making this program a success.
About the
program
For
over 20 years, local longshoremen and their families have given time and
resources to ensure that those less fortunate in our community are able to enjoy
the simple pleasures of the Holiday Season that most of us take for granted. In
1986 the Charitable Services Foundation, a non-profit organization, was formed
to expand on these outreach endeavors.
With
the help of local businesses, community organizations, and individual volunteers
families in need are identified and selected by the Foundation’s Review
Committee. These families receive enough food to help them through the entire
Holiday Season, while children receive personalized, wrapped gifts complete with
a card signed by Santa.
The
Foundation solicits support through food drives, toy drives, and monetary
contributions, as well as the charitable donations of local businesses and
Organizations.
The
Charitable Services Foundation is a Non-Profit Organization with no paid
employees. Using a volunteer staff enables us to transfer more of the donations
directly to the Outreach. All
contributions are tax deductible.
Donations
can be sent to:
ILWU
Christmas for Kids
3440 E Marginal Way S. Rm. #101
Seattle, Washington 98134
www.ilwu19.com/xmas/index.htm
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