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Angels Bearing Gifts A project that remembers the forgotten |
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Dec 7 Deadline to donate items for stocking stuffers Dec 14 Deadline for sponsors to return their gifts to the Angels Office Dec 19 Santa Barbara wrapping party, 6-8 PM Dec 20 Santa Maria wrapping party, call for time & place Dec 21 SLO wrapping party, call for time & Place Dec 24 Delivery Day, 9 am - noon Our Purpose Project Angels Bearing Gifts brings happiness to individuals with developmental disabilities who have no one to remember them by providing gifts on birthdays and holidays. We foster compassion within the community towards those with developmental disabilities by education on our recipient's disabilities and volunteer activities. Who we serve Project Angels Bearing Gifts serves individuals with developmental disabilities. A developmental disability includes individuals with mental retardation, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, autism and other significant developmental challenges. Because these individuals need help and support, most adults with developmental disabilities live in group homes. A smaller portion live in an apartment or home and their families or professionals check on them regularly. Many children and adults with developmental disabilities have lost their families and do not have anyone. These individuals feel a profound sense of grief over their loss, which is heightened during all holidays, including birthdays. News Thanks to a generous donation from the Tri-Counties Regional Resource Center,
Angels Bearing Gifts (ANGELS) has once again moved into an office in the Annex
Building in Santa Barbara. Thanks to all our volunteers and donors
for making 2006 the best year ever! The project started when Evelynn Smith-Herman, a parent of a child with a
developmental disability, was shopping during Christmas 2001. At that
time, Evelynn and her daughter shopped for 13 individuals with special
needs, wrapped the gifts, and delivered them to the individuals anonymously.
She did the same thing next year. Evelynn was so inspired that
in 2003, she recruited many of her friends and interested individuals
through a letter to help out, and 37 "special" individuals were able to
receive gifts on Christmas and Chanukah. Evelynn had a nagging
feeling that these 37 people were just a fraction of this population that
needed to be remembered, and so, she created Project - Angels Bearing Gifts,
a non-profit Corporation. Last year (2004) she expanded to include
other holidays such as Valentine's Day and is starting a corporate donation
campaign. Names are being given to Project –Angels Bearing Gifts on an
ongoing basis, and we know there must be many more yet to be identified.
Please open your hearts and volunteer or give a donation to this
organization. This is a Santa Barbara-based project, but the goal is for it
to grow to many communities nationwide. Project Angels Bearing Gifts
now serves 107 individuals from Carpinteria to Atascadero, including the
cities of Santa Barbara, Goleta, Santa Maria, Guadalupe, San Luis Obispo,
and Morro Bay. Donate your car, boat, mobile home, or RV to Cars4Causes and name Project Angels Bearing Gifts as the beneficiary. You can receive full book value for your donated vehicle. They will tow your vehicle at no charge. They do all the DMV paperwork and prepare your vehicle for sale. No smog certificate needed. Contact Cars4Causes at 805-988-8899 or toll free at 1-800-766-2273. You can designate your United Way contributions to
Project Angels Bearing Gifts. Choose the "OTHER" category and list our
address (see address at the bottom of this page). Project Angels Bearing Gifts is a nonprofit entity 501c3.
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Contact by email:
info@angelsbearinggifts.com |
