Spring Newsletter 2008
NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION SEEKS HOLIDAY VOLUNTEERS AND GIFTS FOR FOSTER CHILDREN
COLTON, CA—Trinity Children’s Foundation needs Holiday Heroes! Make a difference this holiday season in the lives of abused, neglected and abandoned children by supporting the 2008 Holiday Hero Gift Drive.
Businesses, organizations, community service clubs, church groups and individuals can partner with Trinity Children’s Foundation to ensure at least one holiday gift will be provided to every child we serve in our foster care, residential treatment and education programs. With more than 1,500 children in our care every day, Trinity Children’s Foundation needs Holiday Heroes to contribute new, unwrapped gift items for children and teens who have been removed from their homes, separated from their families and are filled with uncertainty this holiday season.
Trinity is seeking volunteers and partners to help reach a goal of collecting and distributing more than 5,000 gifts of sports equipment, arts and crafts kits, books, music, electronics, gift cards and attraction tickets. Through our administrative offices in Colton, CA, gifts will be distributed to children and teens in more than 25 Trinity locations, including Moreno Valley, Rancho Cucamonga, Yucaipa, Whitewater, Irwindale, Long Beach, El Monte, San Diego and the high desert.
To participate in the Trinity Holiday Hero Gift Drive please call (909) 825-5588 ext. 235 or 800-543-7730.
Trinity Children’s Foundation, a non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization, supports the following affiliated non-profit agencies: Trinity Youth Service, Triad Family Services, ACTS for Children and Advanced Education Services to provide a safe, caring, and nurturing environment for children who are separated from their birth families due to neglect, abuse, abandonment or family instability. Founded in 1966, Trinity provides quality foster care, residential treatment and education programs to more than 1,500 children every day in California, Nevada, Texas and Arizona.
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Get Fit for Kids!
Get motivated to lose weight, earn a chance to win cash prizes and help the abused, abandoned and neglected children of Trinity. All at the same time!
On June 1, 2007, Trinity Children’s Foundation will launch the “Get Fit for Kids” program which encourages participants to lose weight by healthy dieting and exercise, and at the same time help support the abused, abandoned and neglected children in Trinity’s care.
Here’s how it works:
Participants donate $5 per week as they compete within their group. A person assigned at their location will be responsible for weighing and documenting weight loss. Code names may be assigned to assure anonymity. Weight loss must be calculated by percentage of a persons starting weight, as well as in pounds. At the end of each month the person who has lost the biggest percentage of weight will be awarded 50% of the money collected and the other half will be donated to Trinity!
This gives three people in any group an opportunity to earn the monthly jackpot. The names of the winners will be posted on our Web site, and at the end of the three month program, prizes will be awarded.
Partnerships:
Your group, organization or business can assist us by providing expertise and prizes. We need one or more healthcare providers who can give our participants information on healthy dieting and/or offer free screenings; healthy food restaurants to provide coupons for free or discounted meals; gyms or health spas to offer information or even demonstrate how to start a safe exercise program and donate free limited memberships for prizes. These kinds of partners will have a direct link in our Web site.
As part of the program, any informative literature will be distributed to participants. Publicity generated by the program will list participating companies, and the Trinity Today quarterly newsletter will include all participating groups and businesses in a feature article. Any individual, group, organization or business who partners with Trinity in the “Get Fit for Kids” program will benefit by knowing they have had a part in improving the lives of children who are truly in need.
The Michael A. Alexander Memorial Scholarship Fund
You can make the difference in the life of a worthy young person!
In California alone, there are more than 90,000 children in foster care placement. Every year, 4,000 youth leave placement upon reaching the age of 18, and only a fraction of these enroll in college. Most have no family or other means of support to help them make the financial and emotional transition to adulthood, a transition that is difficult for every young person to make.
Michael A. Alexander (1931-2004) embodied the spirit of the Trinity mission, and he understood the prohibitive challenges that youth face when they age out of the foster care system. Mike served on Trinity’s Board of Trustees for more than twenty years, and as President for much of that time. Young people were always in Mike’s thoughts and prayers. Since his passing nearly three years ago, Trinity Children’s Foundation has honored Mike’s memory with a scholarship fund that assists the children to whom Mike gave so much. The Michael A. Alexander Memorial Scholarship Fund was established to assist Trinity students in pursuing their academic and/or vocational education by funding tuition, books, supplies and school fees, or funds for room and board, utilities, and basic living items (i.e., pots, pans, etc.). Since its inception, twenty young people have been successfully transitioned into higher education and skilled vocations.
Please continue to generously support the Michael A. Alexander Memorial Scholarship Fund throughout the year! Your contribution goes to fulfill the mission of the Trinity Children’s Foundation by allowing these disadvantaged students to experience a network of support, the keys to successful emancipation, and the understanding that regardless of the past, it is always possible to look toward a brighter future!
Trinity Foster Care Moving and Growing
Trinity Irwindale is now Trinity West Covina Foster Care and is settled in their new office location at 1520 W. Cameron Ave., Suite 151, West Covina, CA 91790.
To contact us please call 626-966-1776.
* Trinity Palmdale is now Trinity Lancaster/Palmdale Foster Care and is settled in their new office location at 42225 10h St., Suite D, West Lancaster, CA 93534.
To contact us please call 661-729-9540
* Trinity Las Vegas Foster Care has been moved to a new location at 2760 Lake Sahara Drive, Suite 108, Las Vegas, NV 89117.
To contact us please call 702-222-0792
Holiday Cards for Trinity Kids
This year plan ahead and order customizeed holiday cards and help children who have been abandoned, abused and neglected at the same time. Trinity Children's Founddation is now offering your choice of four delightful card designs originally created by our very own Trinity Children. You can choose your own customized greeting along with your logo and signature.
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Funny 4 A Reason 2
We are bringing hilarity to charity, Tuesday April 15 at the world famous Ontario Improv.
An evening of love and laughter to benefit the more than 1,300 abused, neglected and abandoned children cared for by Trinity Children's Foundation of America.
Starring: Darren Carter (The Tonight Show, BET, Latin Kings of Comedy, Comedy Central), Shang (BET, HBO, Comedy Central, The Late Late Show), Alysia Wood, dean Evans, Michael Rayner, Throwing Toasters, hosted by Cher.
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Trinity Golf Classic 2008
Wells Fargo insurance services invites you to the 2008 Trinity Golf Classic.
Tuesday, Septermber 16, 2008 at the Tournament Players Club Valencia.
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Trinity Newsletter - Fall 2007
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