Santa Monica Christmas

 

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Do you want to help the homeless in Santa Monica over Christmas?

 

The Santa Monica Christmas effort is a non-profit program to send volunteers from their home city to areas in need. Volunteers are uncompensated and give of their time over the holiday season to make the holidays brighter for those in need.

Richard Bloom, a City Council Member, wrote me saying, "Los Angeles County has unfortunate distinction of having the highest number of homeless individuals in the country: about 75,000 or over 10% of the nation's total homeless population. It has been a priority issue for me for many years now." Santa Monica Christmas has made it our priority too.

Through volunteering with such agencies as the Ocean Park Community Center and partnering with outreaches with United Steps, volunteers make a difference over the holiday season. Read more here!

VISIT THE BLOG TODAY! Read about the trip, from the beginnings at OPCC to the wonderful service received at Santa Monica Place Mall, Starbucks 308 Wilshire, and Stefano's Pizza to the amazing experience with United Steps. Read the BLOG today! You can even read about the amazing encounter with Joe Montana! Yes, THAT Joe Montana!

Sincerely,

 

Fly American Airlines, the airline choice of the Santa Monica Chrismas Outreach Effort

PS - Special thanks to Santa Monica Place - where I spent my Christmas off hours during last year's efforts, the Jolly Roger Hotel who made accomodations easy, and the Santa Monica City Council who helped point me in the right direction to do all of this in 2010. Please consider a link on your website to http://www.santamonicachristmas.com - also please check out my TripAdvisor review of Santa Monica Place! or check it out here on site on the Santa Monica Place page! Lastly check out the new Santa Monica Memories page!

"Santa Monica Christmas is an incredible way to help make the holidays better for those in need. I and others may be giving up our Christmas holidays with friends and family to help make others Christmas and New Years better. Won't you please join me today with a tax deductible donation? " - Ron Hall, Founder and volunteer, Santa Monica Christmas.