Local Foundation Partners with over 40 organizations to Provide Gifts for Underprivileged Kids this Holiday Season

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Clackamas, Oregon, United States of America (Free-Press-Release.com) November 30, 2010 -- The Christmas for Kids event will take place at the Hollywood West Fred Meyer from 9:00 am to 11:30 pm on Wednesday, December 1, 2010. Over 380 volunteers will be paired with Portland area children to assist in shopping for the items on each child’s wish list. The shoppers will also assist in filling the wishes of over 365 siblings, bringing the total to over 560 children benefiting from the program.

“This is an opportunity for our employees to not only volunteer during the holidays, but highlights the need for volunteers as shopping buddies for the children in this particular program, “ said Scott Welch, Community Relations Manager, Columbia Sportswear and long-time supporter for this event.

Our special shoppers this year include Miss Multnomah County, Krista Saukants and Miss Portland, Abbe Groh.

The Foundation would like to support the co-sponsors who make this great event possible: Fred Meyer, Columbia Sportswear, UnitedHealthCare Services, Inc., ING Foundation, Majestic Eagle + Kemper, and Royal Rosarians.

Other special sponsors are: Kaiser Permanente, NAIFA –NW, Tigard Police Department, and Clackamas County Jail.

About The Christmas for Kids Foundation

For the past 21 years the Oregon based Christmas for Kids Foundation has sponsored Christmas for Kids, a non-religious charity outreach program. Funds are raised in the form of donated merchandise, employees’ time, and of course cash contributions. Over the past several years we have developed a partnership with several organizations to make this event truly memorable for kids and their families.

The goal of our program is to take underprivileged grade school children from the greater Portland metro area on a holiday shopping trip at the Hollywood Fred Meyer in NE Portland. Children are nominated by either their school principal or counselor and represent over 70 schools and 12 districts. In 2009, our members personally shopped with over 204 children and helped purchase needed items for another 432 siblings.

Contact:
Bill Wilson
Phone: (503) 669-4888
billw@christmasforkids.org
http://www.christmasforkids.org/

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