Holiday Volunteers Bring Joys to St. Vincent de Paul Village

By Emilie Bromet-Bauer - St. Vincent de Paul Village

   The staff, residents and those community members served by St. Vincent de Paul Village want to thank the hundreds of groups and individuals who made the 2002 Holiday Season such a memorable one. Some of those volunteers are listed below. Thank you to all of these and the hundreds more who gave from the heart to make the holidays special to so many:

Big Animals for Little Kids
Bishop’s School
Books for Kids
Broadway Across America
California Conservation Corps
Char Smith
Chic Images
Cirque Eos
Cordova Gardens
Dan Lawton
Embassy Suites Hotel
Empower Girls
Frightmare on Market, Haunted Hotel, Haunted Trail
The Girl Scouts
Hewlett-Packard Co.
Jack in the Box Corporation
La Costa Canyon High School AVID Club
Ladies Guild
La Jolla Country Day School
Kiwanis Club of Lake Murray
MADCAPs
Mary Smith
Metabolife
Mission Young Adults
Montgomery Good Samaritans
Montgomery High School Drama Department
National Charity League
Naval Base Coronado
Naval Medical Center San Diego
The Old Globe Theater
Our Lady of Grace Church
Philip Cenedella in honor of Al Niedermeyer,
NYC Port Authority police officer
Post, Kirby, Noonan & Sweat LLP
Rancho Valencia Resort
St. Pius X Youth Group
St. Vincent de Paul Ladies Guild
SBC Pioneers (formerly Pacific Bell Pioneers)
Southern California Youth Ballet
Sprint
Sprites
Sweeny Media Marketing
Torrey Pines Rotary Club
USD Cheerleaders
US Marines
Valhalla High School American History Students
Weinberger Elementary School
White Sands of La Jolla
Z90 FM Radio

   Again, thanks to these groups and the scores of additional individuals who helped with the Special Holiday Meals, the St. Vincent de Paul Village Thanksgiving Day Run/Walk and similar special events. Each volunteer was a neighbor helping neighbors celebrate the holidays.