Date and Time
Thursday Dec 21, 2017
Deadline is December 19 - please give if you can. Dollar for dollar will be MATCHED by the Corona Host Lions Club up to $1,000 and we know more businesses will be stepping up to the plate too! Each dollar you donate is DOUBLED!!
Fees/Admission
Anything you are able to give is wonderful. You can select an amount on the next screen (to pay by credit card) or you can send a check payable to the Corona Chamber of Commerce, and mail or drop off to 904 E. 6th St., Corona 92879 and we will make sure it gets to the students. Credit card options range from $1 to $25,000. If you would like to give an amount not listed, please call us at (951) 737-3350.
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Corona Chamber (951) 737-3350
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Description
Click the "register now" button above to make your online donation. Please note in the registration comments if you have a particular school you would like us to give your donation to. Otherwise, it will be allocated to where the need is most urgent.
Are YOU up for the Challenge?
As with all holidays, there seems to be those stories and situations that must be told, shared and addressed.
Synopsis for Angel Tree donations
My name is Nielle Reinhart. I am a Special Education teacher and the PTSA advocate for Outreach. Over the last few years we have seen a significant change in the economy and with that came a significant change in needs of our students. In 2015, ASB director Julie Stivers, started the ?Angel Tree? at Corona High School. Students would make their Christmas wishes known, and we would try our best to fulfill those wishes. We decided to continue that tradition this year. We were shocked by what our students wished for. They no longer wished for movie tickets and cell phones. Our students are no longer asking for video games or skateboards. Last year we had 70 students asking for things such as food, underwear, shoes, backpacks, school supplies, warm blankets and clothing. There was not a single student asking for a toy, a Prom ticket or a yearbook. Our students were asking for the basic necessities needed to survive. I would like to tell you the stories of a couple of our students.
Right before Thanksgiving break in 2016, we had a student wish for a blanket and a pillow so that they could stay warm, while their family of 5 slept on the floor in the family room of a relatives home, under only one blanket. We were able to show up at their house over break with 5 blankets, 5 pillows, 10 pillow cases, 5 foam pads, a Stater Brothers gift card and a large box of food. The saddest/best part of that trip was hearing the 5 year old little brother of our student come out and excitedly exclaim, ?Do I really get my very own pillow??
Another occasion, Mr. Danesh and I called in a student who had not been dressing out for P.E. While speaking with him we learned that he was not dressing out because his family could not afford to buy him underwear and therefore he was afraid to change into his uniform. He also mentioned that he was afraid to run in his current pair of shoes. When I looked down to glance at his current pair of shoes, I realized that his ENTIRE foot was hanging out and that the toe portion of the shoe was literally STAPLED together and the heel portion had been glued.
Instead of worrying about what movie to watch on Netflix, or what game to play with their friends, our students are worrying about where their next meal will be coming from, how they are going to stay warm at night and how to keep their shoes glued together another day. In order to help relieve some of their life stresses and bring some Christmas joy their way ? we are hoping to help provide each of their families with means to purchase food and clothing. I am hoping and praying that we can come together as a community and help truly make this a Merry Christmas for these families.
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