Sequoia Region Porsche Club of America

Christmas Delivery

Shari Walker

As many of you may know, we collect non perishable foods all during the year at our dinner meetings, and many people have inquired "why?"

Let me introduce our charity for the year.
I teach at one of the lowest income schools in Fresno, and each year we have selected a family to benefit from your generosity. There are requirements, like the children in the family must attend school regularly, must actually try to do the work, etc. These are the children who should be rewarded.

At Christmas, the Club votes to purchase presents for each child, and a committee handles that. We then procure a Christmas tree, used to decorate at the party, and the next day it is taken to the family, along with the presents for the children and the foods we have collected.

Over the years, we have witnessed so many excited and appreciative families, mothers who will stand and cry when they see the food coming in, and the presents for their children. One year a child looked at a tag on a gift, and excitedly announced, "that's my name". Another year we delivered bikes for each of the boys, and when we were leaving, they cautiously asked, "are these really for us?"

Since this is really what Christmas should be, we appreciate each of you who donate throughout the year.