10-week challenge added to this year's Carson City Sheriff's Office Holiday with a Hero campaign
In honor of the 10th annual Holiday with a Hero shopping spree for children in need this year, organizers are asking businesses and community members to spend the next 10 weeks helping to make it happen.
Rather than wait until the holiday season is upon us, the 10 for 10 Challenge is asking people to donate any amount they can (the preferred donation is $10) every week for the next 10 weeks.
To make it easier, challenge 10 friends or co-workers to join in, each donating $10 just one week over the next 10 weeks. Business and organizations can extend a friendly challenge to one another as well at facebook.com/holidaywithahero.
“This is for our community,” said Sgt. Daniel Gonzales, who founded the event with the Carson City Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office now teams up with the Carson City School District and other agencies to plan and host the shopping spree. “The money stays right here. It gives me joy to see the kids happy during Christmas.”
Organizers are hoping to raise enough money to provide $100 gift cards to 300 children in the Carson City School District’s Students in Transition program who live in motels, cars, with grandparents or with other families. The students will be paired with a community “hero” — first responders, military and medical professionals along with representatives from other state and local agencies — for a shopping trip to Walmart.
“It’s about helping those who can’t help themselves,” said Peggy Sweetland, director of the Students in Transition program. “Without Holiday with a Hero, these kids won’t get anything.”
Drop off donations at the following locations:
Carson City Sheriff’s Office, 911 E. Musser St.
Students in Transition building, 604 W. Musser St., building 2
Bank of the West, 2976 N. Carson St.
Carson City Visitors Bureau, 716 N. Carson St.
Grandma Hattie’s Restaurant, 2811 S. Carson St.
Graphics Factory, 1442 E. William St. #1
Photo: Sheriff Furlong is challenging organizer Sgt. Daniel Gonzales to make the 10th annual event the biggest and best yet. Residents and businesses are invited to join the challenge by donating smaller amounts (preferably $10 a week) over the next 10 weeks to help provide a Christmas shopping experience for several hundred of the Carson City School District's students in transition.
They can join the conversation at: facebook.com/holidaywithahero
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