Wrap It Up! offers opportunity for families to volunteer together

Volunteers of all ages can be found wielding
tape dispensers during Volunteers of
America's annual Wrap It Up! event.

Each year, volunteers merrily take on the task of wrapping the hundreds of new hats, scarves, gloves, socks and ponchos donated during Volunteers of America's annual Gift of Warmth drive.

The gifts are given to homeless men and women on Christmas Day at Volunteeers of America's various shelters.

This year, toys destined for the newly arrived children at our recently opened Family Shelter also will be on the wrapping list.

While companies, churches and schools are represented, many of the volunteers are simply family and friends who get together each year to volunteer on behalf of those in need at Christmas.

This year's event will be held Dec. 19 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, contact community relations manager Kim Castaneda at 916.442.3691 or kimc@voa-sac.org.

To see photos of previous Wrap It Up! events, click on the following:

• 2008 Wrap It Up!
  
  
• 2007 Wrap It Up!