Toys For Tots Written By Rhea Cantu, Karnes County Civil Detention Center
Toys for Tots is an organization that helps deliver Christmas joy in the form of new toys to needy children throughout the country during the Christmas season. The Karnes County Civil Detention Center staff and Immigration and Custom Enforcement staff actively participated in
Toys for Karnes County Tots this year. We began collecting toys in early November and had overwhelming participation. To date, we have helped to collect toys to deliver to over 300 families in the Karnes County area. On December 20th, staff from both The GEO Group and ICE, were on hand to present the collections to Karnes County Officials. Justice of the Peace Precinct 3, Judge Daisy Villanueva, Sheriff Elect Dwayne Villanueva and Fire Chief Charlie Malik accepted the donations
from KCCDC. Judge Villanueva stated “This has been the largest supply of toys collected to date.” The Karnes County Civil Detention Center is proud to serve the community and local families in need. Left to right: AFOD Arturo Perez, Social Worker Laura Guerrero, Justice of the Peace Daisy Villanueva, Health Services Administrator Bertha Villanueva, Immigration Enforcement Agent Rachel Vielmas, Sheriff Elect Dwayne Villanueva, Fire Chief Charlie Malik, SantaBilly Carr, Deputy Administrator Leodoro Martinez, Facility Administrator Rose Thompson, and Programs Administrator Danny Coronado
Howdy Neighbor Day! Written By Betty Beckham, Lasalle Detention Facility
On October 20, 2012, the LaSalle Detention Facility participated in our first fund raising event in the town of Jena, Louisiana, which the town itself has named “Howdy Neighbor Day!” Warden Cole brought his “TEXAS” sized grill to smoke his famous and popular brisket. You can smell it for miles! It is the best tasting brisket you will ever eat! We also baked and sold over 350 potatoes, which were delicious and
hard to resist. We enjoyed a great time meeting and greeting our neighbors, listening to music and watching the clogger’s.
Although we did not meet our goal of selling 500 potatoes, LDF did raise over $1,600, and we were proud of that amount, especially it being our first time participating. 5
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