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Cupertino Rotary Kicks Off Community Holiday
Children, Families in Need And Veterans For Seniors, Children, Families in Need And Veterans
Cupertino Rotary (www.cupertinorotary.org) kicks off their Community Holiday giving all through December, in partnership with non-profit agencies: West Valley Community Services, Via Services, Live Oak Senior Centers and Wreaths Across America Cupertino Rotary brings support and holiday spirit to families in need, special needs children, seniors and pay tribute to our Veterans during the Holiday season.
SENIOR HOLIDAY LUNCHEON, December 11, 2019
Every year at this time, Cupertino Rotary Community Services hosts a special luncheon for seniors to kick off the Holidays.
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30-35 Cupertino Rotarians will volunteer and pay for the sponsored seniors lunch.
This year the luncheon will take place at our December 11, 2019 Meeting.
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Approximately 30-35 seniors from the community that have been identified by partner agencies: Live oak, Rebuilding Together, West Valley Community Services, Forum and Sunnyview, will be our VIP Guests. These seniors will enjoy a beautiful luncheon and be blown away by the vocal performances of the choir, as well as treated like royalty by their Rotary Host or Hostess.
WEST VALLEY COMMUNITY SERVICES “GIFT OF HOPE” (www.wvcommunityservices.org)
Cupertino Rotary partnered with West Valley Community Services in the Gift of Hope program. West Valley Community Services has over 800 men, women, and children benefiting from our holiday programs this year. Rotary is sponsoring 40 families.
The program provides gifts and food to homeless and low-income families living in our service area during the December holiday season. Gifts include traditional items, such as toys and small household appliances, in addition to seasonally appropriate clothing items that families cannot afford, such as jackets, gloves, hats, warm socks, and blankets. The Gift of Hope program, also allows families living in poverty to preserve household assets that would have been spent on holiday gifts so that they can be spent on critical household needs such as rent, utilities, and food.
OPERATION SNOWFLAKE– (www.viaservices.org)
Cupertino Rotary in partnership with Via Services is the wonderful winter celebration held by Cupertino Rotarians at the Via West Campus in Stevens Creek County Park.
Two Saturdays – December 7th – kids and teens and December 14th – older teens and adults of all ages – ages 16 through 100 (our oldest is 86 currently) 130pm to 4pm Via West Campus
Rotarians along with other community members put together this fun event, which serves over 200 kids and teens and adults with special needs.
This celebration involves over 100 volunteers putting many hours into the event on the first two Saturdays of December. One weekend is filled with 13 tons of snow – sledding and snowball fun along with arts and crafts and other various nondenominational holiday activities.
The following weekend for the older teens and adults involves all of the same fun activities
These holiday celebrations are anticipated all year long with sign-ups for the activities generally wait listed and filled up by September.
WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA, Nationwide Celebration (www.WreathsAcrossAmerica.org)
Cupertino Rotary has partnered with the Legion Post 642 in sponsorsing
Wreaths Across America. Cupertino Rotary has donated $1500 towards the wreaths and Rotarians have volunteered to lay the wreaths at designated sites in the cemetary.
The purpose is to lay wreaths on each veteran grave. Freedom is not free. It was paid for by our country’s veterans many of who have passed on to a higher mission.
ABOUT THE ROTARY CLUB OF CUPERTINO
Chartered in 1955, the Rotary Club of Cupertino represents a broad cross section of local residents, businesses, and professions. Members of the club are involved in a wide array of leadership and volunteer activities. Together, we make a difference in both our local community and in communities around the world.
The club meets every Wednesday at Noon for lunch program and a guest speaker at Quinlan Community Center in Cupertino. To learn more, visit our website at www.cupertinorotary.org
To learn more about these projects, visit Cupertino Rotary’s website at www.cupertinorotary.org
Contact:
Marguerite Padovani
Rotary Club of Cupertino
mpadpr@gmail.com
(408) 799-0455
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