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| Stockings for Seniors 2009 |
Our 3rd Annual Stockings for Seniors Holiday Program was a Jolly Good Time for all.
Christmas time is the greatest time of the year
for all of us at Smiles for Seniors.
That is when we hold our Stockings for
Seniors Holiday Program.
Thanks to our wonderful senior sponsors and local
business who contributed
to our holiday program we have been able to
provide gifts and cheer
to the residents of nursing homes throughout the Inland
Empire
for the past 3 years.
This
year we visited over 200 seniors in three homes,
Yucaipa Valley Convalescent,Banning
Healthcare and Palm Grove Healthcare.
With close to 4 dozen little elves (most
of them children)
we passed out warm fluffy blankets to each resident,
along with tons of games,arts and crafts supplies,
music,movies and lots of other goodies.
The activities director of
each home was asked to make a wish list.
Two of them wished for a Karaoke
machine and the other a boom box
and Smiles for Seniors granted their wish.
The activity directors often have to reach in to their own
pockets for supplies so this is a very welcome sight to them.
The seniors really enjoy getting all of those hugs from our little volunteers,
they are so caring kind and sweet. We even got treated to a
private performance by Sasha Kronbeck on the clarinet and Soleil on the cello.
They played some of our favorite Christmas carols and they were very good
I might add.
Our little volunteers are what really
makes the holiday special for the seniors.
One of the residents saw our group
of children walk in and said
"Now That's what Christmas is all about."
Another one of the residents from Palm Grove an Alzheimers Facility
Smiled at me with a tear in his eye and said
"I
Really Like This " We do too sir I told him.
We always go in to homes
with Boxes and Bags of gifts and goodies
to give but we come out with
the greatest gift of all,
love in our hearts and the joy of giving.
I would like to thank all of our volunteers,sponsors,and supporters.
You truly made a difference in many lives this holiday season. Thank you.
Please visit our photo gallery for more photos
STATER
BROS RACEFEST
THANKS TO ALL WHO CAME OUT TO SUPPORT
SMILES FOR SENIORS AT STATER BROS RACEFEST
OCTOBER
8 TH AT AUTO CLUB SPEEDWAY IN FONTANA
WE ARE SO EXCITED TO BE ONE OF THE FIVE
CHARITIES
BENEFITING FROM AN AUCTION HELD BY STATER BROS. CHARITIES
AND WE ARE HONORED TO
BE AMONG SUCH WONDERFUL ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS LOMA LINDA VETERANS
HOSPITAL, RONALD MC DONALD HOUSE,
THINK TOGETHER AND SAN BERNARDINO LIFESTREAM
WHAT A GREAT TURN OUT! RACE FANS HAD A CHANCE TO BID ON AUTOGRAPHED MERCHANDISE
SIGNED BY SOME OF THEIR FAVORITE NASCAR STARS.
ITEMS
INCLUDED A SIGNED KASEY KAHNE RACING HELMET,
A LEATHER JACKET SIGNED BY THE COCA COLA RACING TEAM,
SAMMY HAGAR
SIGNED GUITAR,
A MARK MARTIN SIGNED DICAST CAR, I PODS,BIKES AND ON AND ON
A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO STATER BROS CHARITIES,
SARAH CAIN AND ALL THE GREAT GALS OF STATER BROS CHARITIES,
ALONG WITH THE WONDERFUL FANS WHO BID ON
THE ITEMS
AND OF COURSE SMILES PIT CREW FOR THEIR SUPPORT
2nd Annual Bowl-A-Thon was a striking
success!
WE WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE SPONSORS,BOWLERS,VOLUNTEERS
AND BOARD MEMBERS FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR OUR 2ND ANNUAL BOWL-A-THON,IT WAS A BLAST.WE HAD 3 TIMES THE ATTENDANCE THIS YEAR FROM
LAST YEAR AND ANTICIPATE THAT NEXT YEAR WILL BE EVEN BIGGER AND BETTER. WE GAVE AWAY OVER $3,000 IN RAFFLE ITEMS
INCLUDING A TRIP FOR TWO, 2 NIGHT STAY AT THE INN AT DEEP CANYON IN PALM
SPRINGS,GOLF PACKAGES,SPA PACKAGES,SPORTS PACKAGES,GIFTS, AND TONS OF GIFT CERTIFICATES AND GIFT CARDS TO SOME OF OUR FAVORITE
RETAIL SHOPS AND RESTAURANTS.WE BOWLED FOR TWO HOURS AND TALLIED THE SCORES. JIM WON HIGH SCORE MALE AND ALICE WON HIGH SCORE
FEMALE. JIM ALSO WON MOST STRIKES WITH 15 STRIKES. A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL, SEE YA NEXT YEAR...PLEASE VISIT OUR SPONSOR PAGE
FOR A LIST OF OUR WONDERFUL SPONSORS. VISIT OUR PHOTO GALLERY FOR MORE PHOTOS FROM THIS EVENT 
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ALICE WON HIGH SCORE WOMEN 
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JIM WON HIGH SCORE MENS
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JIM ALSO WON MOST STRIKES
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