COLLEGE STAFFERS PLAY SANTA.Byline: Greg Botonis Daily News Staff Writer Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. staffers held Christmas a little early this year as they handed out presents to disadvantaged children and representatives of local charity organizations. Antelope Valley College employees collected more than 70 toys in under a month, said Rosa Hernandez, a campus telephone-operator assistant and organizer of the toy drive and a canned food canned food food sterilized by heat in a closed, durable container such as tin and aluminum cans, flexible aluminum foil and thermoplastic containers including squeeze tubes. Technically, the processes used are highly efficient and used universally. drive in November. ``I just called some local organizations, and they sent me a list of families that needed help, and we went from there,'' Hernandez said. ``We had a great turnout. A lot of people really wanted to help.'' ``We do it for the spirit of giving,'' said Wilda Wallace, job placement officer at Antelope Valley College. ``It's just nice to give back.'' Families and representatives from Families Caring for Families and Jackie Robinson Noun 1. Jackie Robinson - United States baseball player; first Black to play in the major leagues (1919-1972) Jack Roosevelt Robinson, Robinson Park's after-school program attended Thursday's festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. , which included music, food and the distribution of presents. The presents were handed out by Burt Dike, a college foundation director dressed as Santa, and various staff members acting as elves Elves A slang term for guests appearing on the PBS television show "Wall Street Week." Notes: These technical analysts attempt to predict the direction of the market in the coming months. . This was the second drive that Antelope Valley College staffers have undertaken this holiday season. In early November, Hernandez contacted the Grace Resource Center food bank to inquire about how college employees could help. In just under a two-week period, all three barrels provided by the center were filled with food to be distributed to needy families. Angela McClain, share program coordinator for Families Caring for Families, attended with a family designated to be the recipient of some of the presents. ``If it wasn't for people like these at Antelope Valley College, these kids truly wouldn't have a Christmas,'' McClain said. ``It's so nice to see that people really do care.'' Families Caring for Families is a nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. that has been helping families with disabled children in the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley for 11 years. The programs offer parents educational programs, including workshops and seminars, and resources, including medical assistance and support groups, to care for a disabled child. |
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