For Immediate Release
For
additional information, contact:
Dana
Urrutia, 770.236.8703, ext 133
dana@tillmanallengreer.com
Nov. 30, 2007
(Lawrenceville)— Making a difference in the lives of others is at the heart of the holiday season for the Lawrenceville Kiwanis Club. This December, the Kiwanis Club will be doing just that with its annual Christmas party for more than 300 children.
The Lawrenceville Kiwanis Club has been involved in providing a Christmas party for kids in the community for more than 25 years. Corporate donors and sponsors have been key to the success of the event in the past, and Kiwanis Club members are encouraging area businesses to continue that tradition of support for this year's event, which is scheduled for Saturday, December 15, at Gwinnett Technical College, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m.
"It doesn't take much to make a huge difference in the life of a child, who just wants to experience the typical joys of the season," said Jason West, Kiwanis Club Division 19 Lt. Governor, and vice president of corporate affairs, Richardson Housing Group. "But the return is immeasurable. The Gwinnett community – both businesses and individuals – have been tremendously supportive in the past and we encourage and welcome their continued support for this year."
Companies such as Lawrenceville-based Richardson Housing Group participate in the event by donating toys like Barbies, books, skates and video games, as well as winter clothing and jackets, school supplies and other common items that top the list of children's wishes – and needs. Richardson Housing Group will also be "adopting" two of the children who will be attending the festivities.
Children who attend the party range in age from newborns to teenagers and many come from foster homes or various local shelters. Each child provides a wish list for the holidays and sponsors shop accordingly.
The party, which will take place at Gwinnett Technical College in the Busbee Center, Building 700, will include lunch, a visit and photo with Santa Claus, arts/crafts with local high schools Key Club members, and, of course, gifts. Each child will go home with gifts from his or her wish list to open on Christmas day.
The Lawrenceville Kiwanis Club, which began more than 80 years ago, is one of the oldest civic organizations in Gwinnett County. The club's main emphasis has remained its commitment to working with community youth.
To join the efforts of the Lawrenceville Kiwanis Club to make the season brighter for children, contact Jason West, 770-963-0359, ext. 323.
About Richardson Housing Group
The
family-owned and operated Richardson Housing Group has been serving homebuyers
in north metro Atlanta and Gwinnett County for three decades. Since 1973, the
company has built more than 3,000 homes.
Richardson
Housing Group is Georgia's 2007 Jeffrey Butland
Family-Owned Business of the Year, an award bestowed by the US Small Business
Administration. The company was also honored last year by Governor Sonny Perdue
as a Georgia Small Business of Excellence, and Allen Richardson was named
Builder Member of the Year by the Georgia Home Builders Association. In 2005,
Richardson was a finalist for the Georgia Family Business of the Year, an award
of the Cox Family Enterprise Center which recognizes family-owned enterprises
for business and family success.
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