We have been supported over the years by many wonderful people and organizations. This page acknowledges those groups that have provided financial or in-kind gifts of $1,000 or more. Thank you.
Kiwanis Club of Windsor
Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time. The KIWANIS Club of Windsor was chartered March 11,1992 largely in part due to the creation of the Town of Windsor. Like minded civic leaders, business professionals, teachers, politicians, law enforcement, and military, saw the need then and it continues today.
We are the unseen faces behind WINDSOR DAYS PARADE, EASTER EGG HUNT, CHRISTMAS (SANTA TIM) TOY/FOOD GIVE-A-WAY, FATHERS DAY BRUNCH, WINDSOR HIGH SCHOOL KEY CLUB, WINDSOR HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS, KEY LEADER LEADERSHIP EMERSION TRAINING to name a few.
Our community partnerships only serve to enhance service to our community; Fire Department, Windsor High School, Cali Calmecac, Lions Club, Rotary Club, Oddfellows, Windsor Service Alliance, Windsor Presbyterian Food Panty & Clothes Closet, and the Town of Windsor, to demonstrate how valuable we feel partnerships are.
The Windsor KIWANIS Club continues to provide inspired, intuitive, creative, and passionate support of children at all phases of their lives from birth through college.
As you can see, we serve with passion, work tirelessly, and embrace new ideas for our children and communities. We are currently meeting by Zoom on the 1st and 2nd Wednesday at 6:30 and the 3rd Wednesday at noon. The 4th Wednesday we volunteer at the Redwood Empire Food Bank. You are invited to join us by sending an email to info@windsorkiwanis.org.
Rotary Club of Windsor
The Rotary Club of Windsor is one of the largest, most active and well-known service organizations in the community of Windsor, California. Founded in 1987, we are a leadership organization working together to make a difference. Our members include local business, nonprofit, professional and civic leaders. We form lasting friendships through our shared Rotary experiences including weekly meetings with interesting speakers, committee meetings and projects, social events and group service projects within our community and internationally. Check us out at https://www.windsorrotary.org/.
Windsor Odd Fellows
The Windsor Odd Fellows is the oldest fraternal organization in Windsor. It was instituted on February 12, 1873 in East Windsor, moved to West Windsor then back to various spots in East Windsor before the current structure was built in 1933. Our lodge is on the top floor and Pohley’s Market occupies the bottom floor.
We are part of a larger, international organization that was formed almost 300 years ago in England. The premise was to band together to help our fellow “man” regardless of class or creed which some saw as ‘peculiar’ or ‘odd’ as most persons relied on their trade guilds or associations of class for support in difficult times. Thus, as a group of ‘odd’ fellows brothers and sisters, we strive to perform our duties to visit the sick, relieve the distressed, bury the dead, and educate the orphan as we work with others to build a better world.
As part of the Windsor community we are the organizing sponsor of the annual Windsor Day Festival which follows the Windsor Day Parade organized by our local Kiwanis group. In addition, we support Odd Fellow member families with educational aid, Windsor High Students through annual scholarships, the Windsor Community Food and Toy Drive, Santa Tim, Girl Scout Leadership, Sonoma County Fire, Redwood Empire Food Bank, as well as other local organizations and persons.
Partnering with our other local organizations last year and this year for the Windsor Community Food and Toy Drive fulfills our desire to assist in creating a better world. Happiest of Holidays to all.
Castaneda’s Marketplace
Castaneda’s Marketplace has generously donated bags of beans, rice, and pasta for our food boxes. Located at 8465 Old Redwood Highway, Castaneda’s Marketplace is a source of wonderful food and friendly service. In addition, they consistently demonstrate their commitment to community service by providing breakfasts for veterans every Saturday morning and numerous other acts of kindness throughout the year.
SYSCO
Thank you, SYSCO, for donating 300 whole chickens for our family food boxes.
Sysco has a passion for helping others. We proudly partner with more local ranchers, growers, and producers than any distributor in the industry. We support farm to table initiatives to deliver the best products from anywhere, to everywhere. Sysco has partnerships with food banks and other hunger relief organizations to invest in the needs of diverse communities around the world. Fighting hunger is a vital part of Sysco’s heart.
KC’s American Kitchen
Thank you to KC’s owner Dave Culley, who facilitated the donation of the 300 whole chickens by SYSCO.
Redwood Empire Food Bank
Redwood Empire Food Bank is our local food distribution center for area food banks, servicing organizations from the Oregon border down to the Marin County border. REFB allows us to shop for deeply discounted food and allows us to shop in their free marketplace. This year, they have graciously committed to delivery of free produce and diapers on the morning of our event.
Windsor Grocery Outlet
This year Windsor Grocery Outlet will be donating toys to make sure the children in our community have a great Christmas!
At Grocery Outlet, we love brands & savings. That’s why we work so hard every day to bring our customers the brands they love at prices that are nothing short of pure bliss. In fact, Grocery Outlet has been helping customers save big since 1946. How do we do it? With the help of our brilliant buyers who shop the world, travelling thousands of miles each year to find the most thrilling deals on brand name groceries. Whether it’s through packaging changes, surplus inventory or product overruns, our buyers source it all – everything from fresh meat and produce to our natural and organic NOSH items to the WOW deals we can hardly believe ourselves. And, of course, we wouldn’t be anywhere without the hundreds of local families that support our Windsor Grocery Outlet & shop us first! We deliver superior customer service personalized to each of our customers. So come in and see for yourself. It might seem like a dream, but we guarantee the savings couldn’t be more real.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a worldwide faith of over 16 million members centered on the belief that everyone on earth is a son or daughter of a loving God and that His Son, Jesus Christ, saved the world from sin and death. Jesus Christ invites all of God’s children to come unto, follow, and become more like Him.
The mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is to help all of God’s children come to Jesus Christ through learning about His gospel, making and keeping promises with God (covenants), and practicing Christlike love and service.
Members of the Church believe in helping individuals and families fulfill the commandments to love God and to love your neighbor. Members do so by living the gospel of Jesus Christ, caring for those in need, inviting all to receive the gospel, and uniting families through family history and temple work.
The Church has over 30,000 congregations in more than 160 countries and territories. Each of these congregations is a local group of Saints who serve, teach, inspire, and mentor each other as they strive to overcome personal challenges and hardships, and each is led by nonpaid leaders selected from the congregation who serve on a limited-time, volunteer basis.
Our local congregation meets each Sunday at 10:00 am in Healdsburg, we gladly welcome all to worship with us each week. Our building is located at 310 Powell Ave, Healdsburg, CA 95448.
For more information about our organization or beliefs, please see our website at churchofjesuschrist.org.
For Christmastime ideas and activities for you and your loved ones see our annual #LightTheWorld campaign at churchofjesuschrist.org/comeuntochrist.
Santa Tim
Santa Tim donated gift cards and will be posing for photos with families at the event.
Sonoma County Resource Recovery
Thank you for your generous donation.
Raley’s
Thank you, Raley’s, for the donation of whole turkeys for our family food boxes.
Raley’s Supermarkets is a privately held, family-owned supermarket chain headquartered in West Sacramento, California. As of 2020, Raley’s is the dominant supermarket operator in the Sacramento metropolitan area with 126 stores in northern California and Nevada.
Grange Hall
This year, we are able to use the Grange Hall for storage of both toys and food items prior to the event day. Thank you, Grange Hall, for allowing us to use your space to benefit the community.
Windsor Masonic Lodge #181
Thank you for the use of your facilities for toy wrapping prior to the event.