GOOCHLAND CHRISTMAS MOTHER
EIN 54-1682737 · Public Foundations (T30)
What they do
THE GOOCHLAND CHRISTMAS MOTHER INITIATIVE BEGAN IN 1963 and HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY SERVING THOSE IN NEED THROUGH AN ANNUAL GIVING CAMPAIGN THAT CULMINATES ON DELIVERY DAY WHEN APPROVED RECIPIENTS RECEIVE THEIR PACKAGES. A COUNTY RESIDENT is CHOSEN EACH YEAR to SERVE AS THE GOOCHLAND CHRISTMAS MOTHER, THE PUBLIC REPRESENTATIVE of THE CHRISTMAS MOTHER ASSOCIATION. THE CHRISTMAS MOTHER LEADS THE FUND RAISING EFFORT and RAISES THE VISIBILITY and PUBLIC AWARENESS of THE PROGRAM DURING THE CAMPAIGN SEASON THROUGH COMMUNITY OUTREACH. for HALF A CENTURY THE GOOCHLAND CHRISTMAS MOTHER EFFORT HAS MADE CHRISTMAS MEANINGFUL and HAPPY for MANY COUNTY FAMILIES and RECIPIENTS of ALL AGES. EACH YEAR COUNTY RESIDENTS APPLY to THE PROGRAM and ARE QUALIFIED BASED ON RESIDENCY and NEED. APPLICANT FAMILIES HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY THROUGH THE APPLICATION PROCESS. EACH APPROVED HOUSEHOLD ALSO RECEIVES A PACKAGE of FOOD ITEMS and HOUSEHOLD STAPLES AS WELL AS A GIFT CARD to BUY PERISHABLE FOODS FROM A LOCAL GROCERY
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About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1995
- Location
- PO BOX 322, GOOCHLAND, VA 23063-0322
- County
- Goochland
- In care of
- JOY KLINE