Dear Foster Youth Supporters,
It’s time for the annual Fostering Christmas Wishes Party and Gift Wrapping Event at Solana Beach Presbyterian Church Saturday, on December 9th in the Junior High Fuel Room 211 from 1:30PM to 4:30PM.
We need volunteers for everything from providing food to helping at craft tables to babysitting in the toddler area to helping with cleanup!
If you are interested in contributing or volunteering in any of the following areas, please email Gretchen (gmorgan@gretchenmorgan.com) or call at 858-342-1883.
Here are some immediate needs we have:
- A CAROLING GROUP OR SINGER! PLEASE CONTACT ME ASAP IF YOU HAVE AN IDEA OR WANT TO DO IT!
- GIFT BAGS (all sizes) & TISSUE for wrapping room!!!!! Please bring them to the Alternative Christmas Market table on 11/19!
- LARGE sturdy shopping bags with handles (not Vons size – bigger!) to help sort and store all the gifts. Please bring them to the Alternative Christmas Market table on 11/19!
Here are needs for the day of the party:
- Craft Stations (there will be 8 stations – if you have a craft idea or want to run a table that would be great – email me your idea!)
- Door Greeters
- Drinks – Cranapple Juice or Apple Cidar
- Food – Christmas Cookies for refreshments (other than sugar cookies)
- Food – Plain Undecorated Sugar cookies for cookie decorating activity (Ralph’s has packages that come with frosting for decorating)
- Food – Cheese & Cracker Tray
- Food – Pinwheel Sandwiches (Sprouts or Costco)
- Food – Fruit Tray
- Food – Banana or Pumpkin Bread
- Gift Wrapping Room Helpers
- Jumpy and Slide Overseers
- Music Manager
- Photographer
- Refreshments Overseers
- Room Roamers
- Toddler Area Babysitting
- Welcome Table
- Pre-Party Decorating the Friday before the event from 1:30-4:00PM
- CLEANUP after the party
- Decoration Donations
ALSO, JUST IN TIME KIDS STOCKINGS!
We are also again supporting the older Just In Time foster kids by providing stockings for them. The older youth greatly appreciate these as this is often their only Christmas gift. The Just In Time kids are the 19-24 year-old youth who have aged out of the system but still need our, help, love and support. Many of them are in school and have no extra money for a special visit to Starbucks or Subway with friends. If you would like to provide a stocking for a Just In Time foster youth, please let us know as we are trying to gather at least 30 stockings. Ideas for filling the stocking include practical things such as socks, toiletries, a grocery card, a Target gift card, a Subway gift card, a gas card, and maybe some fun candy or baked goods.
You can talk to us in person on Sunday, Nov 19th at the Alternative Christmas Market where we will be next to our two trees full of stars with foster youth gift needs ready for loving hearts to pick up!
THANK YOU and GOD BLESS YOU ALL!
