Thank you to all of our wonderful supporters

The new year has already begun, but thousands of our homeless and at-risk neighbors will look back on the end of 2011 with a smile.

At the Holiday Toy and Teen Shoppe held at the InnVision Georgia Travis Center, parents were able to shop for gifts for their children. Each could choose a stuffed animal, a stocking stuffer, a book, and two toys or teen gifts per child. Additionally, parents also chose a board game for the entire family to enjoy. The Shoppe served nearly 2,000 homeless and at-risk children during the holiday season.

Maria, a client who came to shop for her three young children, was excited to take part in the 2011 Holiday Toy and Teen Shoppe. "These gifts are wonderful and they will put BIG smiles on my children's faces! I am very grateful." she told an InnVision case manager. Similar sentiments were echoed by many shoppers who came to select gifts for their children they might not have otherwise been able to obtain. Volunteer "elves" helped clients throughout the Shoppe, carrying their selections and escorting them to have their gifts wrapped by waiting volunteers.

The Holiday Toy and Teen Shoppe, as well as our many other holiday events, would not have been possible without the thousands of volunteer hours donated by both individual and group volunteers. Additionally, thousands of brand new toys, books and teen gifts were donated by incredibly generous community members. In 2011, Silicon Valley proved that it had plenty of holiday cheer to go around!

Sincerely,

Christine Burroughs/CEO

Call me at 408.213.5170 or send an email to CBurroughs@InnVision.org.

A huge thank you to all of the volunteers who made the holidays special for thousands of homeless and at-risk families in Silicon Valley.

• Air Systems
• Alain Pinel Realtors
• Alison & Beth Lee
• Alpha Delta Kappa
• Archana Sathaye & Family
• Aztec Car Club
• Barron Park Elementary
• Bellarmine College Prep
• Beverly Zeiss
• C. H. Reynolds Electric
• Calera Corporation
• Children of Paradise Foundation
• Children’s Center of the Stanford Community
• Cinebar
• Cisco Systems
• City of San Jose, Environmental Services
• Courtside Club
• Cupertino Electric, Inc.
• David Tran
• Devcon Construction
• Donna & Billy Miller
• Duveneck Elementary School
• El Carmelo Elementary School
• Escondido Elementary School
• Family Giving Tree
• First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto
• Gabriella Segovia
• Girl Scout Troop 60238
• Google
• Gordon Biersch, San Jose
• GreenTeam of San Jose
• Gunderson Key Club
• Hands On Bay Area
• Heidi Mickelsen
• Help Portraits Events
• Heritage Bank
• Hilary Mercante
• Hoover Elementary School
• Insight Meditation Center
• Interact Club
• Jerry Green
• Joint Youth Ministries
• Jon Inaba/ Raritan
• Journey Church
• Karen Midlo
• Kay Brown
• Lara Walker & Family
• Lisa Aycock
• Lori Marshall / Colera
• Mackenzie & Joan Burt
• Mai Family
• MedImunne /Jackie Smith
• Menlo School
• Mindy Morgan
• Mirapath
• Moon’s Best Cleaners
• Most Holy Trinity Leadership
• National Charity League Almaden Valley/Blossom Valley
• National Charity League Heritage Oaks
• National Charity League Orchard Valley
• National Charity League Stanford Hills
• Netcor Design Systems
• Nixon Elementary School
• Norta Cables
• Old Republic Title Co.
• Palo Alto Girl Scout Troop #60735
• Palo Alto Jr. Museum
• Petrinovich Pugh & Co LLP
• Pioneer Key Club
• Prasad Family
• Redwood City Electric
• Ruth Gerson & Phil Kumin / Paragon Technical
• Sailors & Saints Salon
• San Francisco 49ers
• Sanskrit Organization
• Santa Clara County Department of Child Support Services
• Santa Clara University
• Santa Project
• SCC Legal Professionals
• School for Independent Learners
• Scott Bajtos Family
• Sonia Duenas & Friends
• South Bay Healing Center
• South Bay Industrial Claims Assn
• Sprig Electric
• St. Andrew’s
• St. Christopher’s
• St. Francis High School
• St. Mary’s of Los Gatos
• Stanford Alumni Center
• Stanford Dept. of Community Relations
• Stanford Graduate Center
• Stanford Graduate Housing
• Stanford HAAS Center
• Stanford Office of Development
• Stanford University
• Stanford University Dept. of Communications
• Susan Nance-Luhrs & Family
• Synopsis
• Team-M Taekwondo, Inc
• Thoits, Love, Hershberger & McLean
• Tony Tolari/Entrees Unlimited
• Turning Wheels for Kids
• United Mechanical
• Universal Electric
• Vietnamese Lasallian Youth Troupe
• Walter Hays Elementary School
• Working Wonders

And of course, thank you to all the individuals and families who gave their time and energy this holiday season. We could not thrive without you!