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ABOUT THE KIDS OF ST. NICHOLAS OF MYRA ADOPTION |
St.
Nicholas of Myra Adoption Center is a non-profit
organization based in Tucson, Arizona. While St. Nick’s
works with the State of Arizona to care for and provide
dependent children with foster homes, their true mission is
to find permanent adoptive
families for all of their children. |
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Nick’s assists children from all backgrounds who have been
victims of abuse, neglect, and/or abandonment. Some of the
children have been waiting for several years and have had
multiple foster care and group home placements, resulting in
numerous losses and separations. But, despite it all, they
are still kids; they laugh, they cry, they love, and they so
desperately want to be loved. Living in foster care can be a
challenging and uncertain experience for children. |
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year we raised approximately $7,000 from local lawyers,
including you. Using your donations along with generous
giving by local vendors, we took approximately 300 children
from St. Nick’s to Pump It Up where we played for hours on
end, we ate delicious food from Sweet Tomatoes, Eegees, and
Papa Johns, and we gave away two gifts to each child who
attended. In addition, we provided the kids with some
necessities (backpacks, towels, soap, toothpaste,
toothbrushes, etc.). |
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your help, the Holiday Party provides these children with
one day where they can leave behind their worries and just
be a kid... will you help? |
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ABOUT THE PIMA COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION YOUNG LAWYERS
DIVISION |
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Every year the Young Lawyers Divisions (“YLD”) of the State
Bar of Arizona and Pima County Bar Association join forces
and support a local charitable organization who cares for
children in foster and group homes by throwing a holiday
party for children who may not otherwise get to celebrate.
Last year, thanks to generous cash donations by local
individuals and the support of our vendors, YLD celebrated
with approximately 100 children for six hours at Pump It Up,
ate food from Eegees, Sweet Tomatoes, and Papa Johns and
gave at least two toys to every child present. YLD also
provided towels, soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, and
toothbrush holders to St. Nick’s to help support the new
children that the organization takes in throughout the year
who otherwise have no such essentials when they come into
foster care. |
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This year YLD is again sponsoring St. Nicholas of Myra (a
program of Catholic Community Services). We know it’s early
and, if you’re lucky, the holidays haven’t even crossed your
mind yet. But this has been a tough year and there will
likely be many organizations seeking your assistance. We
hope by reaching out to you early, you will pay special
attention to this request and continue your generous support
of our local community. |
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To make this year’s holiday celebration even more successful
for the children, we are seeking donations of toys for
children of all ages and basic essentials. Last year we gave
away toy guitars, tricycles, blocks, dolls, make-up kits,
mp3 players, cameras, photo albums etc., as well as the
essential items described above. To help even more children
this year, we are requesting donations of as many such items
as possible so that whatever cash donations we are fortunate
enough to receive can stretch even farther. We are also
requesting donations of wrapping supplies (gift wrap, tissue
paper, gift bags, gift tags, tape, etc). |
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Finally, we also understand from St. Nick’s program director
that there is a great need for toiletries (towels,
toothbrushes, hair brushes, toothpaste, etc) and clothing
for the children who arrive at St. Nick’s often with only
the clothes on their backs. |
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We will return the favor by thanking you in our advertising
prior to the event, on our banner at the event, and in the
Pima County Bar Association’s monthly legal newsletter, The
Writ, which is read by every attorney in Pima County. |
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