On Christmas Day, we once again hosted our annual hot Christmas meal at the Celebration Center where we shared good food and fellowship with an estimated 300 of our less fortunate neighbors. The Center's inspirational Voices of Recovery Choir sang throughout the day, a delicious hot Christmas meal was served and even Santa Claus paid us a visit to distribute donated gifts to the children! Special thanks to Laura’s II, Mr. Sammy Russo, It’s a Wrap, Coca-Cola Bottling, and Lafayette Parks and Recreation. Click here to see the article in the Daily Advertiser about the event. And CLICK HERE to see photographs of the day in the Daily Advertiser.
Christmas Wishes Shopping Spree:
This year even more kids were able to share in the fun as we took 150 less fortunate children on a shopping spree of a lifetime! Each child got $100 to spend on whatever they wanted at Toys R Us and boy were those some happy kids! Special Thanks to our very generous anonymous donor, Meche's Donut King and Acadiana Transit.
Friends for Christmas Party:
On Sunday, December 13th a group of donors threw a party for our client’s kids from the Lighthouse Women's and Children's Shelter, the Recovery Action Center and JOTC. All in all we had about 50 children enjoy the day. Santa brought them toys, embroidered blankets, jackets and t-shirts and they got to play lots of fun games. Special thanks to Absolutely Irresistible, Island Operating, Cookies in Bloom, Citadel Broadcasting, UL, and J&R Educational.
Thanksgiving Dinner
For the past 11 years Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse has partnered with the Outreach Center to feed more than 400 impoverished community residents annually on Thanksgiving Day. The meal is preceded with a celebration including a chapel service that begins at 10:30 AM featuring the Center’s Voices of Recovery Choir.
Click here to see The Daily Advertiser's Photo Gallery of the event.
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