SAFV Thanks
Dear Editor: Sitkans Against Family Violence’s Children’s Program would like to express our gratitude to all the businesses and individuals who contributed to making SAFV’s annual holiday party and holiday season a success.
For their delicious food donations for our party, we would like to thank the Bayview Restaurant and Pub, the Larkspur Café, Sea Mart Quality Foods, AC Lakeside, the Sitka 4-H Club and Subway. We would also like to thank the SAFV staff members and residents who helped prepare our holiday feast. Feeding over 60 people only happened with the kindness of the community.
For their large food donations during the holiday season, we would like to thank the Coast Guard for their canned food drive and regular hot meal donations, the Sitka Food Co-op for their monthly fresh food donations, and the Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association for their wonderful fish donation.
We greatly appreciate the presents from all who generously donated to the Methodist Church Giving Tree and the Coast Guard Angel Tree. We’d like to thank Kettleson Memorial Library, Old Harbor Books, Brenner’s Fine Clothing and Gifts, SEARHC, St. Gregory Catholic Church, Sitka Lutheran Church, Ben Franklin, White’s Pharmacy, True Value, Harry Race and the Today Show Toy Drive for their additional gifts, wrapping paper and decorations. Also, thank you for all individual generous gifts donated from the Sitka Community. Without them, we would not have had so many wonderful presents to distribute to families for their holiday season.
Thank you to Michael LaGuire and the Knights of Columbus for the beautiful Christmas tree.
Thank you to Robb Farmer for being our Santa.
Finally, thank you to all those who helped out with the party including SAFV staff Vicki, Michelle, Karin, Athena, Martina and Megan. Also, thank you to our wonderful volunteers for all their hard work during and after the party including the Mt. Edgecumbe High School students and staff: Cisco, Kathleen, Camille, Brandolyn, Coral, Cody, Natashia and Matt, and Jesuit Volunteer Taylor.
The Sitka community was truly generous this holiday season. Thank you all for your support of SAFV and the families we work with!
Liz Kearney and Natalie Wojcik,
SAFV Children’s Program
