Happy New Year!

SuperParent Holiday Shopping Day…………………………….. Special Event Christmas at the Hard Rock….... Special Event Holiday Programs……………………... Naval Medical Center Programs Cooking Class………………………….…. Youth and Community Outreach ASYMCA Night with the San Diego Sockers………....................... Special Event Bike Giveaway ……………………...….. Special Event

Compiled & Edited by Katie DesBois

Welcome

In this issue_________________

San Diego Armed Services YMCA

Volume 5, Issue 12 December 2010

Serving over 8,000 active-duty junior-enlisted mili-

tary service members and their families each month

with free programs!

SuperParent Holiday Shopping Day

In just two days, the San Diego ASYMCA served 1280 mili-tary families through the SuperParent Holiday Shopping Day held on December 15th and 16th - this is 480 more families than last year! The ASYMCA is extremely thankful for the extraordinary volunteers and donors who made this happen. Thanks to a last minute, generous donation from The Spiva Foundation, hundreds of military families were called off of the waitlist and invited to attend the 2nd day of the pro-gram. “SuperParents” attending were invited to shop for new toys, receive a free massage, meet Padres players, and choose free spa products as well as a live mini tree. This event was truly a Super way to brighten the holiday season!

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Christmas at the Hard Rock Cafe

Naval Medical Center

Holiday Programs

Over 20 mili-tary families celebrated Christmas morning with the San Diego Armed Services YMCA and Rod Luck at the Hard Rock Café. Each child visited with Santa and received a special toy and gift card. 13 military volunteers assisted that morning by preparing, serving, and cleaning up the Christmas meals.

One of many holiday events for the patients of Naval Medical Center and their families was the USO Holiday Party for kids with Sub Specialty needs. This year's event hosted more than 38 families. The party included a delicious break-fast, crafts for the kids, face painting, cookie decorating, and of course a visit from Santa with a gift from their wish list. This is a great way to ring in the holiday season, giving families an op-portunity to reunite and celebrate together.

Naval Medical Center hosted more than twenty events, activities, and visits in December. Countless organizations and individuals from the community wanted to visit NMC and wish the patients a happy holiday season. The picture below shows our annual visit from the Santa Ana Police Department. Over 20 police officers visited Med Hold, and brought lunch and holiday gift bags for the outpatients.

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Cooking Class

Home for the Holidays

It’s hard to be-lieve the ASYMCA Cooking Class is already in its 7th year! This De-cember’s class included a cookie exchange, Holi-day Brunch, and gifts under the tree.

Thanks to the non profit Home for the Holidays, two military families were reunited with their loved ones for the holidays this year.

Bike Giveaway 25 excited kids rode away on new

bikes after participating in the Military Bike Giveaway last month. Thank you

Kid Korps and Ernst & Young!

www.homefortheholidays.org

ASYMCA Night with San Diego Sockers

January 27th– ASYMCA Neighborhood Exchange 27th– Volunteer Orientation at NMC

February 11th– Camo for Kids at USD 14th– Valentine’s Day Party for Spouses of Deployed 19th– Annual Father & Daughter Dance 24th– ASYMCA Neighborhood Exchange 24th– Volunteer Orientation at NMC

Visit our Website Event Calendar for more events, updates, and free ticket giveaways!

Calendar of events

On December 4th, military service members, families, and volunteers enjoyed San Diego Armed Services YMCA Night with the San Diego Sockers. All fans who brought a new toy to do-nate received free admis-sion to the game. Go San Diego Sockers!

The Spiva Foundation Sempra Energy Foundation Hard Rock Café Rod Luck Avant Garde Kid Korps Ernst & Young Clark Realty Irene Schwall San Diego Sockers The Ladies Philoptochos Society Anthousa Chapter Albertsons Tierrasanta Pacific Hope Church SDSU St. Nicholas Project San Diego Hall of Champions Phil Snyder Operation Helping Hand/ San Diego Yacht Club America’s Finest Carpet Company

Our Latest donors and contributors…

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Thank you Clark Realty

Sutherland Management Company

Thank you Clark Realty

for your donation to our Super-

Parent Holiday

Shopping Day!

The San Diego ASYMCA would like to extend a big thank you to The Ladies Philop-

tochos Society Anthousa Chapter for their generous donation from the En Vogue

Fashion Show this past October. Thank you for supporting military families!

InterVarsity Christian Fellowship The Nice Guys MonteVista Retirement Village Holy Spirit Anglican Church Pi Beta Phi Sorority Sigma Chi Fraternity Las Patronas

Thank you Corporate Partner Members and

Major Donors...

Final thoughts...

For more information on how YOU can make a difference…

info@asymcasd.org

858.751.5755 www.militaryymca.org

From the Desk of Executive Director Paul Steffens:

So, 2010 comes to an end and what a year it was! New programs were in-troduced to meet military family needs. New partnerships were formed with other agencies. New friends were made. More families were intro-duced to the ASYMCA. New goals were attained and new donors stepped to the plate to support our programs. The year 2010 would not have been a banner year without a stellar team working hard to make it happen. As a final thought I must thank my outstanding Board of Management, my Civil-ian Advisory Committee and the Military Advisory Committee, and the hundreds of volunteers, both military and civilians, who stepped to the plate to make it happen. Volunteers are invaluable to our operation. While there is not room to name every individual who supports our organi-zation, I must identify my Super Stars, who support me everyday in assist-ing military families with imagination and tireless energy: Administration: Phyllis Barber, Loree Sowden, Cindy Helwick Development and Public Relations: Brittany Catton, Katie DesBois Naval Medical Center: Cherri Barnswell, Erin Lester, Alysha Dugo, Natasha Leon-Guerrero, Lisa Moore Family Outreach: Amanda Cross, Diane Armstrong, Kirstie Pfeifer, Amy O’Donnell, Coleen Cobbs, Emily Griffin, Carina Espinoza, Mimi Chang Youth and Community Outreach: Lyndsay Calhoun, Andrea Fields, Cathy Tann, Kelly Christianson Active Duty Programs Corey Arkush, John Arbenz, Gaurav Patel

BRAVO ZULU YOU MADE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE

Happy New Year from our staff at the San Diego Armed Services YMCA!

Thank you to all of our wonderful holiday donors! Aces

American Sewing Guild-La Mesa Ann Evans

Avant Garde Ayers Family

Barbara Hennessy & Alice Slomko

Barbara Ketcham Ben F. Smith Concrete

Bob Parks Brad Perry

Brent & Molly Stehlik Brian and Susie Sussan Bruce & Joanne Husson

Carol Campbell Carol Welch

Carolle Banks Chriselda Turcios

Christine & Gene Hillger Christine Wilson

Church of Jesus Christ of Lat-ter-day Saints

Clark & Kay Corbin Clark CARES Foundation

Craig Post, Affordable Drain Dale & Kendra Dawson

Daniel Outcalt Debbie Montez, Balloon Sensa-

tions Ed and Rachel VanHouter

Ed Ott Eight Misbehavin'

Elaine Alvarez Elinor Reiss Elsa Sears

Erik & Angelica Meyer EWEA San Diego Chapter

Executive Womens Golf Assoc. Feed the Children Frank Kingkade

Gary & Mary Rodemeyer Gary G. Hunter & Esperanza

Hunter Gene & Christine Hillger

Gifts In Kind Goldin Ortiz

Gwyneth Bent Hearing Program SD City

Schools Highland Ranch Kids Who Care

Club Honey Hyde

Institute of Internal Auditors- San Diego Chapter

James and Marie Young James Lasswell

James Poe Jeff & Marsha Alison

Jo Cormier Jonathan Tillman Joyce Whitehead

Julie Myers Karen Guffey

Kathleen Armogida Kathy Buss

Ken & Sue Slaught Kenneth M. Oliver

Kenneth Wood Kevin & Jan Coughlin

Kiwanis Club of San Diego Krispy Kreme Donuts

La Jolla Rotary Ladies Auxiliary VFW Post 9578

Laura Broderick Lefty Churchill Linda Lofgren

Linda Small & Friends Lions Welfare Foundation

Louise Behard Luke Yoder

Lynn Collins Madres

Marie Kelley Kelley Productions International

Mary Nuesca Maria Taggart

Maruta Gardner Mary K. Beckhelm

Matt Johnson Michael D. Wood Michael Dwyer Molly Schulze

Molis Motorhead Misfits

Mrs. Joanne Sumption Nancy & Charles Heinrichs Nancy & Tony Heinrichs

NCL Del Sol National Charity League San

Diego 140 Chpt OMBAC

Omni Financial Paincare of San Diego

Patti Ross' Bunco Group Paul Bledsoe

Pearl Unlimited Penny Master

Pentair Technical Products Pete Daly

Putnam Companies Ralph & Suzanne Fear

Rancho Santa Fe Foundation Rebecca Bush

Richard & Diane Rider Robert & Mary Agne

Ron Paris Rotary Club of San Diego

Ruben Galvan Russ Bryant

San Diego Lions Club

San Diego Association of Gov-ernments

San Diego County Office of Education

San Diego Legal Secretaries Association

San Diego Padres Tom Garfinkel, Padres Presi-

dent and COO Bud Black, Manager, San Diego

Padres San Diego Spine and Rehab

San Diego Lions Club Sandag

Sandra Howes Scott Ripperton SD City Schools

SDG&E-Customer Innovations Dept.

SDG&E SD Kiwanis Club Foundation

Sempra Sony

Steve Sloan Stewart Shouten

Tami Carter The Pinery

Thomas & Kay Douglas Tom & Jane Beers

Tom and Deb Kilcline Trader Joes Point Loma

VFW Post 9578 Warren-Walker Middle School

Wayne and Jeanne Frater Welcome Club of Scripps Ranch

Wells Fargo Wolf Pack

Women in Defense Women's Day

Worth & Sidney Bagley