500 gifts for foster kids this holiday season!

As the gifts came in one by one you could feel the excitement in the air! A Bridge for Kids and a team of volunteers collected gifts that are sure to bring a smile to the faces of 536 Foster Care kids this holiday season.  We counted 4 bikes, a shiny red guitar, several skateboards, baseball bats, Size 10 Cheeta- print Van shoes, and a Barbie pet doctor kit.Even though there is a $50 suggested gift amount, many LJCDS students teamed up with their Advisory groups and collected money to make some of these extra special wishes came true! Several groups bought items for kids, up to 19 years old, that needed house hold items for their first apartment.  Every one has shopped like crazy the last three weeks filling that one wish that will probably be the only gift these kids get this season!Many of the kids we support through this effort are in group homes or in the Medically Fragile Unit where they will spend the holidays without family.  It literally takes 100’s of hours, 100’s of generous families, many, many volunteers and a few special angels to make this all happen and for everyone that was involved this year we are thankful.For more information about how to get involved next year or to make a donation to a teenager in need, please contact Tammy Nance 858-373-8673 or tnance@abridgeforkids.org or visit our website abridgeforkids.org.