Please enjoy our Winter Snapshot and keep a look out for next month’s special Holiday Snapshot filled with pictures from our MANYHoliday Programs! Holiday Preparation ……………………. Family Outreach Adopt A Troop.................................. Active Duty ProgramsWinter Open House…………………...... Youth & Community OutreachOperation Welcome Home…………..Naval Medical Center SDMAC Achievement Award……….San Diego ASYMCAThank you Donors........................... All Programs Compiled & Edited by Katie DesBois Welcome In this issue _____ San Diego Armed Services YMCASan Diego Armed Services YMCASan Diego Armed Services YMCAVolume 4, Issue 12 December 2009 Serving over 6,500 active- duty junior-enlisted mili- tary service members and their families each month with free programs! Getting Ready for Holiday Programs! Thanksgiving Adopt A Troop 20 families opened their homes to 40 active duty ser- vice members who were in- vited to feast on delicious home-cooked meals this Thanksgiving. These fami- lies offered a home away from home for active duty members unable to travel this past holiday. Thanks to extraordinary support from the community this year, the San Diego ASYMCA plans to serve over 2,500 military this holiday season through 12 events taking place now right up until Christmas morning. This week, we have unloaded car s, trucks, and buses packed with toys for coming programs. We are in absolute awe of the support shown this past week from the com- munity — thank you, thank you, thank you San Diego! Happy Holidays from the staff at the San Diego Armed Services YMCA!
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month’s special Holiday Snapshotfilled with pictures from our MANY
Holiday Programs!
Holiday Preparation ……………………. Family Outreach
Adopt A Troop.................................. Active Duty Programs
Winter Open House…………………...... Youth & Community Outreach
Operation Welcome Home………….. Naval Medical Center
SDMAC Achievement Award………. San Diego ASYMCA
Thank you Donors........................... All Programs
Compiled & Edited by Katie DesBois
Welcome
In this issue _____
San Diego Armed Services YMCA San Diego Armed Services YMCA San Diego Armed Services YMCA
Volume 4, Issue 12December 2009
Serving over 6,500 active-duty junior-enlisted mili-
tary service members andtheir families each month
with free programs!
Getting Ready for Holiday Programs!
ThanksgivingAdopt A Troop
20 families opened theirhomes to 40 active duty ser-vice members who were in-vited to feast on delicioushome-cooked meals thisThanksgiving. These fami-lies offered a home awayfrom home for active dutymembers unable to travelthis past holiday.
Thanks to extraordinary support from the community this year,the San Diego ASYMCA plans to serve over 2,500 military thisholiday season through 12 events taking place now right up unChristmas morning. This week, we have unloaded cars, trucksand buses packed with toys for coming programs. We are inabsolute awe of the support shown this past week from the com
munity — thank you, thank you, thank you San Diego!
Happy Holidays from the staff atthe San Diego Armed Services YMCA!
Enjoy refreshments, tour our facilities, learn about our programsmeet our staff, and register for the next program session duringthe Youth and Community Outreach Winter Open House Wee
Operation Welcome Home: The San Diego Armed Services YMCA partnered with the USO and Airport Ambassadors to greet Sol-diers, Sailors, and Marines at the San Diego International Airport.
San Diego Armed Services YMCA MedEvac and Family Support Volunteers greet medically evacuated Sailors, Soldiers, and Ma-rines when they arrive at Naval Medical Center.
JanuaryJanuaryJanuary 27th— Computer Giveaway28th — ASYMCA Neighborhood Exchange All month— Starbucks Coffee for the Troops
FebruaryFebruaryFebruary 6th— Camo for Kids at USD14th— Valentine’s Day Party for Spouses ofDeployed20th— Annual Father & Daughter Dance25th— ASYMCA Neighborhood Exchange
Visit our Website Event Calendar for updates and free ticket giveaways!
Calendar of events
SDMAC Achievement Award
Operation Courage is Beautiful
12.8.09 The SanDiego Armed Ser-
vices YMCA isthrilled to be recog-
nized as the 2009San Diego Military Advisory Council( SDMAC) Achieve-ment Award Winner.
Naval Medical Center has seen amazing support from the communitythis Holiday Season! We’ve received many donations to distribute to thepatients, including toys, snacks, clothing, gift cards, event tickets, and
much more. We are also able to provide military families with a “Breakfast with
Santa” event andanother party forchildren with spe-cial needs. On be-
half of the patientsof Naval MedicalCenter, thank youso much for mak-ing their Holidayextra special!
Thank you NMC Donors!
Operation Courage isBeautiful, an effort bystylesynch.com, Avant
Garde, VFW Mission Valley and theSDASYMCA, providedfree care packages toservicewomen in com-bat deployed. Thank
you especially toElaine Boland for yourgreat work with thisprogram!
Thank you Boy Scouts!
The BoyScouts do-natedThanksgivingmeals to SanDiego ArmedServices YMCA FamilyOutreach
From the Desk of Executive Director Paul Steffens:
WOW, what a November and early December! While we spend every month thinkingWOW, what a November and early December! While we spend every month thinking
of innovative new programs and ways to improve current programs that assist militaryof innovative new programs and ways to improve current programs that assist military
families, as the holiday season approaches, we jump into high gear preparing for ourfamilies, as the holiday season approaches, we jump into high gear preparing for our
holiday programs. We filled my office with toys… we filled our board room with toys,holiday programs. We filled my office with toys… we filled our board room with toys,
we had toys everywhere…. Thank you SAN DIEGO for supporting toy programs. Inwe had toys everywhere…. Thank you SAN DIEGO for supporting toy programs. In
the next SNAPSHOT, we will show you how successful our programs were in bringingthe next SNAPSHOT, we will show you how successful our programs were in bringing
extra cheers to military families and express our appreciation to the many individuals,extra cheers to military families and express our appreciation to the many individuals,
companies, and military organizations who helped make the programs a success.companies, and military organizations who helped make the programs a success. As we close in on Christmas and New Years, let us all take time to remember those As we close in on Christmas and New Years, let us all take time to remember those
who will be separated by deployments during the holidays. If you happen to know ofwho will be separated by deployments during the holidays. If you happen to know of
a military family that needs some assistance, please have them call usa military family that needs some assistance, please have them call us — —we standwe stand
ready to assist! Finally, we would like to express our sincere appreciation to the Sanready to assist! Finally, we would like to express our sincere appreciation to the San
Diego Military Advisory Council (SDMAC) for recognizing the ASYMCA with a 2009Diego Military Advisory Council (SDMAC) for recognizing the ASYMCA with a 2009
Achievement Award. We wish all of you and your loved ones a very safe and wonder- Achievement Award. We wish all of you and your loved ones a very safe and wonder-
ful holiday season.ful holiday season.
For all the men and women wearing the uniform of this great countryFor all the men and women wearing the uniform of this great country
THANK YOU FOR SERVINGTHANK YOU FOR SERVING WE APPRECIATE YOU ALLWE APPRECIATE YOU ALL
Keep Chargin!Keep Chargin! Paul SteffensPaul Steffens
Captain, SC, USN (Ret.)Captain, SC, USN (Ret.) Executive DirectorExecutive Director