Holiday Help

The Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows 2015 Holiday Help Program

The Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows, with tremendous support from the Reno, Sparks and Fernley communities, provides Christmas gifts and goods to local club families in need. In 2014, the Club matched more than 200 families with the help of generous adopters, as well as those who provided extra toys. We were able to help more than 1,500 children.

Many of the families that receive help through our program are Club families that are either living on a very limited income or are homeless. The children in our Holiday Help program range in age from 5 to 18.

In 2014, the Club matched more than 200 families with the help of generous adopters.

All are currently enrolled at the Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows and have attended the Club at least 52 times in the last year. Each family goes through a prescreening process before their application is approved for the Holiday Help program, so we know these are families in need of assistance.

We ask that donors specify the size of the family they want to adopt. We always do our best to match donors with the family size they request. Our families range in size from one parent and one child up to two parents with six or more children. It is our hope that donors will provide at least three new, wrapped gifts for each child. In most cases, these gifts will be the only presents our children receive.

Many donors also want to give the parent a gift. We suggest a gift card to Wal-Mart or Save-mart (they can be purchased with restrictions such as no tobacco or alcohol), so the parent can buy food for their family and donors do not have to worry about buying additional gifts for the parents. Another option is if a parent has filled out specific needs they have on their application the donor may choose to purchase these items.

To adopt a Reno-Sparks family for the 2015 Holiday Help program please contact Kathleen Vanderziel at (775) 360-2450 or email. To adopt a family in Fernley please contact Mandy Sam at (775) 360-2480 or email.

By Kathleen Vanderziel, donor relations Manager

United Federal Credit Union

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