Tidings of Comfort and Joy

As the holiday season wraps our community in warmth and togetherness, we at St. Francis Center find ourselves overflowing with gratitude. We wish to extend our heartfelt thanks to potentially thousands of individuals, families, businesses, and groups who have partnered with us to make this season truly special.

Your generosity and compassion have helped transform the holidays. Because of your kindness, hope shines brightly for those facing difficult times.

Together, we have created moments of connection and memories that will last well beyond the holidays. Whether you donated time or resources, your contributions have touched lives in ways both big and small.

We wish to thank the following churches and organizations for their participation in this year’s toy program:

The St. Francis Center Auxiliary • St. Denis Church • St. Pius Church & School St. Raymond Church • St. Raymond School • Trinity Presbyterian Church Trinity Presbyterian PreSchool • Valley Presbyterian Church • Immaculate Heart of Mary • St. Bartholomew Church • St. Matthias Church • St. Charles Church • St. Charles School • Pinewood School • Redwood City Rotary Club Mid-Peninsula Aloha Lions Club • National Charity League Mid-Peninsula Church of the Nativity • First United Methodist Church • Pickled Clothing Russian Ridge Winery • Morgan Stanley Menlo Park • Corient • Wing VC

San Carlos 4H Club • Brenda’s Bookies • Newmark • St. Gregory’s Church

We also thank Hassett Ace Hardware, Heritage Bank of Commerce, Lulu’s Taqueria, Bordeaux Wealth Advisors and the Parc Agency for hosting collection bins in their establishments, enabling community participation.

Also, a special thank you to Hallie Colorado and the St. Raymond Church community for collecting funds and purchasing 500 whole chickens for us to distribute to the community this holiday season.