Post by blackcrowheart on Jan 11, 2008 13:41:28 GMT -5
In the fall, the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians gave a gift of $200,000 to the Loma Linda Ronald McDonald House.
For the 105 employees of the tribe's gaming commission, which regulates the operation of the casino, the generous gesture by the tribe got them in the giving spirit as well. So, on Dec. 18, seven gaming commission employees, accompanied by tribal representatives, showed up at the Ronald McDonald House, which provides room and board for families with seriously ill children receiving treatment at nearby hospitals. They came bearing gifts including $1,400 in cash, gift cards, toys, plastic tubs filled with toiletries, and bags stuffed with blankets. "We feel so blessed," said Karen Hooper, director of operations for Loma Linda Ronald McDonald House. Last year, the charity was forced to turn away 331 families. This year's gifts by the tribe and its gaming commission employees will allow Loma Linda Ronald McDonald House to put families up in nearby hotels if space fills up at the house, Hooper said. Families come from all over the world to have their
children treated at Loma Linda University Children's Hospital, Hooper said. The tribe's gaming commission employees raised $700, with one employee chipping in $100 and another a plastic tub full of toiletries. That $700 was matched by Tom Ramos, the tribe's gaming commissioner, said Shari Garcia, the tribe's gaming commission liaison. Ronald McDonald house volunteers rustled up the donated toys and put them in Santa-style bags. Each bag was sealed with a bow and a stuffed animal placed on top.
On Christmas morning, the bags were placed in each of the house's 21 rooms, and the children awoke to find their gift from Santa.
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For the 105 employees of the tribe's gaming commission, which regulates the operation of the casino, the generous gesture by the tribe got them in the giving spirit as well. So, on Dec. 18, seven gaming commission employees, accompanied by tribal representatives, showed up at the Ronald McDonald House, which provides room and board for families with seriously ill children receiving treatment at nearby hospitals. They came bearing gifts including $1,400 in cash, gift cards, toys, plastic tubs filled with toiletries, and bags stuffed with blankets. "We feel so blessed," said Karen Hooper, director of operations for Loma Linda Ronald McDonald House. Last year, the charity was forced to turn away 331 families. This year's gifts by the tribe and its gaming commission employees will allow Loma Linda Ronald McDonald House to put families up in nearby hotels if space fills up at the house, Hooper said. Families come from all over the world to have their
children treated at Loma Linda University Children's Hospital, Hooper said. The tribe's gaming commission employees raised $700, with one employee chipping in $100 and another a plastic tub full of toiletries. That $700 was matched by Tom Ramos, the tribe's gaming commissioner, said Shari Garcia, the tribe's gaming commission liaison. Ronald McDonald house volunteers rustled up the donated toys and put them in Santa-style bags. Each bag was sealed with a bow and a stuffed animal placed on top.
On Christmas morning, the bags were placed in each of the house's 21 rooms, and the children awoke to find their gift from Santa.
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Material appearing here is distributed without profit or monitory gain to those who have expressed an interest in receiving the material for research and educational purposes. This is in accordance with Title 17 U. S. C. section 107.
www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html