"Every time a bell rings, an angel gets its wings."
Each holiday season, angels around the Westend neighborhood are getting wings and taking flight—parents give time through volunteering and service to their community to earn Christmas gifts for their children as a part of UC-SA’s Urban Angels program. Behind each gift earned is a partner “bell ringer” who generously provides the gifts for the program. The 2010 Urban Angels brought together five organizations giving gifts for 27 families (95 children in all) who contributed over 500 volunteer hours to participate in the program. At the heart of Urban Angels lies a pathway to empowerment, hope, and health in the lives of its participants. With wings, parents and children can soar through the holiday season, not only with the toys on their wish list, but with a heightened sense of value of their time and themselves.
Can you be a bell ringer? We need partners--individuals, service groups, church groups, families--to sponsor Urban Angels by contributing and collecting gifts, and partnering with parents to wrap the gifts. Please contact us if you can assist in empowering our neighbors this holiday season.
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