Annual La Canada Kiwanis Toy Drive

Every year the club collects cash donations from its members. We then use the funds to purchase gifts, clothes, and books for local underprivileged families. The organizations we are helping this year are; Roosevelt Elementary School in Pasadena, Foothill Family Services in Pasadena, and the Violence Intervention Program in East Los Angeles.

The Principal at Roosevelt Elementary selects a family or two every year to sponsor based on the following criteria:

·        The student must be an outstanding student in both classroom effort and citizenship.

·        Parent involvement with the school.

·        A family that has fallen on unusually hard times.

Foothill Family Services will assign the club two families with a wish/needs list. A typical family is usually:

·        On the verge of being put on the streets and/or

·        A spouse and kids escaping an abusive relationship

The third organization that we just began helping out last year is the Violence Intervention Program located in East Los Angeles. The mission of the Program is to provide a safe have for kids subject to abuse. We purchase books for their Library.

In addition to pledges our Members help out with purchasing, wrapping and delivering the gifts. This is a very rewarding and fun project and we can always use your help in one or more of these areas. Our annual goal is to raise North of $1,200 every year, but of course we do not stop there!!!!!