Thank You Marina Police Department For Helping Our Homebound Seniors At Christmas

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Some of the volunteers at the Monterey County Fairgrounds will be celebrating more than two decades of serving up free Christmas dinners tomorrow.  The event will be held from noon until 3:00 p.m. in The Monterey Room.  Many of the volunteers at the 27^th annual Community Holiday Dinner are single people who don't want to be alone at Christmas and like giving back to the community.  The event draws about 2,000 people each year.  "It's a wonderful experience.  I love to see everybody's face, they really light up, especially the people on the committee when they see how much everyone is enjoying it," Rich Hughett, who has volunteered for 21 years and is the head of the committee, told The Herald.  If you are interested in lending a hand, please give Linda Donofrio a call at 324-0715.  The group has about 120 volunteers, but can always use a few more helping hands.  In addition to serving the general public, the Marina Police Department has volunteered to deliver 400 meals to homebound seniors.  Now that's the Christmas spirit.   If you are in the holiday giving mood, we are currently doing a fundraising campaign.  I am proud that we were chosen by Monterey County Weekly as one of the charities highlighted in their annual Monterey County Gives program.  If you can afford to give, please donate via the below web site as there are matching funds available via this great program.  The way it works is, there is $100,000 in matching funds and it will be divided pro-rata amongst the participating organizations based on how much they raise.  So please help us stay in the top fundraisers list by clicking here.

www.mcgives.com

http://www.mercurynews.com/california/ci_22252120/monterey-christmas-dinner-volunteer-looks-back-27-years

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