KSWB Cares for Kids Fund Continues its Support of St. Vincent’s
Local Television Station Has Donated Over $1 million to Help Village Children

   SAN DIEGO — St. Vincent de Paul Village President Fr. Joe Carroll will accept a $95,000 check from the charitable arm of local television station KSWB 5/69 in support of the organization’s children’s services programs. WB News at Ten anchor Jeff Powers will make the presentation on Monday, July 29, at 3 p.m., at Jinny Jo Park, located on the corner of 17th Street and Commercial Street.

   The donation was made possible by the KSWB Cares for Kids Fund, a fund of the McCormick Tribune Foundation, and will support myriad children’s programs – from family literacy programs to day care to counseling services – offered at St. Vincent’s.

   Over the years, the KSWB Cares for Kids Fund has donated over $1 million to St. Vincent’s, including $400,000 gifts in 1998 and 1999, which allayed the loss of government grants supporting the Village’s Toussaint
Teen Center.

   "We’re incredibly fortunate to have the support of the KSWB Cares for Kids Fund," Fr. Joe says. "The compassion the good people at KSWB have displayed to St. Vincent’s and their steadfast support of our children’s programs serve as a fine example of what community partnerships can offer our less fortunate neighbors, particularly our homeless kids."

   The KSWB Cares for Kids Fund, a fund of the McCormick Tribune Foundation, was established to improve the lives of children and families in San Diego County by supporting local children’s charities. Since its inception, the KSWB Cares for Kids Fund has donated more than $8 million to local children’s charities.

   For more information on KSWB Cares for Kids Fund’s check presentation to St. Vincent de Paul Village, call (619) 525-1608.

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