A Successful Holiday Gift Drive

Spreading holiday JOY with gifts for over
92 children!

For this year's holiday gift drive, we reached out to two of our school partners (West Philadelphia Academic Charter Elementary School and Overbrook Educational Center), asking them to identify 10 families needing support during this season. In order to personalize each set of gifts, we asked every family to create a list of 3-4 things their children needed (clothing, shoes, etc.) as well as 3-4 things they wanted (toys, games, etc.). Our team also reached out also to two of our in-area valued nonprofit partners and asked them if they had families that needed extra support during the holidays. In total we were able to sponsor 92 children with at least 8 gifts each! Due to the generosity and hard work of our youth advisory board, family donors, board members, Lower Merion High School and Episcopal Academy, the gifts came pouring in. 

Our out-of-area partners donated hours of their time to wrap every gift; and these gifts were delivered by Santa during our holiday parties, which featured cookie decorating, Christmas Bingo, and fun games. A big thank you to everyone who participated in this tremendous expression of holiday magic.

We are extremely grateful for every donation of money, gifts shopped for, and the important time donated to wrap and distribute gifts. The pictures give you a glimpse of the joy experienced by all involved!  
Restorative Yoga for Colleagues
at our Local Schools

Every day, the teachers who serve in our local schools give their heart and soul to their students. They have the daunting task of navigating the complexities of poverty and the long-lasting impact of the pandemic, while also instilling a love for learning in these young lives. Without a doubt, their days are long and the challenges they face are great.

This December, the Cobbs Creek Foundation partnered with Yoga4Philly to support these amazing educators. As a holiday gift, we offered our area schools restorative yoga for their teachers to promote self-care and prevent burnout. Our hope is to continue this trend in providing a monthly yoga class to each of our three school partners. Our goal is to promote self-care amongst these incredible teachers, enabling them to give back this serenity to their students. We remain in awe of the incredible selflessness of their staff and are thrilled that the deep partnerships we have been building with these schools continue to grow! The pictures below were taken at West Philadelphia Academic Charter Elementary School; we will be hosting this event at Lewis C. Cassidy School in January.
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