How Do You Celebrate the Holidays?

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Sharing is caring this holiday season! Let us know what your office is doing to support charitable organizations and efforts this month.

Email communications@sdcounty.ca.gov with your department’s holiday activities and any photos. We will feature them here on InSite.

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ARRC Writes Thank You Notes to the Troops

The Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk’s social committee solicited messages of encouragement and gratitude for the servicemen and servicewomen overseas for the holidays.

Participants were able to write handwritten notes or emails.





Dancing Santa Helps Public Defender Raise Funds

The Public Defender’s Multiple Conflicts Office employees are having their picture taken with a life-size singing and dancing animatronic Santa Claus for a donation. So far, they’ve raised $2,000 that has gone directly towards the purchase and distribution of emergency blankets, ponchos, gloves, socks and scarves for people experiencing homelessness. They distributed these items on Dec. 8.

ROV Collecting Toys for Tots

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Employees Diana Delmege and Vanessa Perez lead the two holiday programs at the Registrar of Voters this year. The department is supporting both the Joy of Giving and Toys for Tots.

The Joy of Giving program provides goody bags for those in need during the holidays through the Salvation Army.

Toys for Tots focuses on providing toys for children in partnership with the Marine Corps. You can drop off toys through Dec. 20. The dropbox is in the lobby.

Multimedia designers Suzanne Bartole and LEsley Pinka organized the efforts.

Multimedia designers Suzanne Bartole and LEsley Pinka organized the efforts.

CCO Creates Care Packages

The County Communications Office with help from the Office of Ethics and Compliance and the Department of Animal Services created care packages for individuals experiencing homelessness. Each pack was filled with food, water, a pair of socks, toiletries and information on available services.

In addition, CCO adopted a family needing a little extra help. On Thanksgiving they put together a full turkey meal. And this month they are collecting both food and gifts for the family.

APCD Hosts Holiday Food Drive

The Air Pollution Control District has an Annual Holiday Food Drive to benefit the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank.

Since 2015, APCD employees have donated nearly 7,000 pounds of food. These donations help feed many San Diegans in need during the holiday season.

some of the many APCD employees that participated in the department’s 2019 food drive

some of the many APCD employees that participated in the department’s 2019 food drive

Edgemoor Hospital Cookie Drive

Each year, Edgemoor staff host a cookie drive to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project of San Diego, which serves veterans and service members who suffer from physical or mental illness. This year, Edgemoor staff baked and donated 65 dozen cookies, which were well-received at the Wounded Warrior Project holiday party in Escondido.

The Wounded Warrior cookie drive was organized by Teresa Rogers-Marsh and Lani Ngo, with the help of Hernan Amezcua. Veterans from Wounded Warriors assisted with the delivery.