Waiting for the doors to open
On the previous Saturday, local school kids spent the day creating amazing posters to decorate Ayers Hall.
Greetings from Harry the Pumpkin Pie.
Totally festive.
Part of the Bank of America volunteer team: Ceci, Nicole, Guadalupe, Mirna, Claudia and Mayra. Thanks, ladies!
School children spent all day Saturday creating hundreds of hand-made Thanksgiving cards to give each family.
Hard to pick a favorite card …
Our version of Bigfoot.
Volunteers from Claibourn School lean in for last-minute instructions from Executive Director Betty McWilliams.
Heading into Ayers Hall.
Part of the Simplicity Bank volunteer team. You rocked!
Gotta have potatoes …
Preloaded carts ready to roll around the tables. Center Board President David Steinmeier in orange shirt.
Volunteers served clients at every table around the food circuit.
Each client and cart had a personal volunteer escort.
Our families got a big helping of Thanksgiving cheer.
Keep those pies coming!
She’ll dream about boxes tonight.
Volunteers on a roll.
Are we done yet, Mom?
Thanksgiving? Cool. Cameras? Not so much.
Or how about …
First things first.
A day defined by smiles.
Some guy who just showed up.
Waiting to greet the next family.
The only time they stood still all day.
Box wranglers!
Cute cart ladies.
Escorting carts to clients’ cars.
Turkeys – and turkey volunteers – courtesy California American Water. Warm hearts, freezing hands.
Thanks PCL Construction, for the generous $5,000 check! Left to right: Center Board President David Steinmeier, PCL’s Janine Tejeda and Chris Stanfill, Center Executive Director Betty McWilliams, PCL’s Sandra Arroyo and unidentified friend.
Center Executive Director Betty McWilliams helps keep the food flowing.
Volunteer cart escorts waiting for their next guests.
Center Logistics and Procurement Manager Albert Rodriguez, somehow still on his feet.
