Full Notification

NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                  CONTACT: Lt. Suzanne Baeder
DATE: 11-08-2022                                                                        PHONE: 760-839-4444
 
Escondido Children’s Christmas Party

• Every year the Escondido Police Department hosts an annual Children’s Christmas Party to give kids who have been the victims of abuse, neglect, and violent crime, a Christmas they might not otherwise get to experience.  The party will take place in early December.  The event will include food, a magic show, arts and crafts, face painting, a visit with Santa Claus, and every child in attendance will receive gifts.

 

• We are asking for the community’s help to make this Christmas a little bit brighter for these kids by donating a new unwrapped gift for a boy or girl ages newborn to 18 years old. We are also in need of donations in the form of gift cards for the older children who will be attending the event. Some ideas/suggestions for the gift cards would be for coffee shops, department stores, and movie theaters.

 

• Drop off locations are:

                    Escondido PD Front Lobby – 1163 N Centre City Pky, Escondido 92026
                    Escondido Federal Credit Union – 201 N Broadway, Escondido, 92025
                    Escondido City Hall – 201 N Broadway, Escondido, 92025
                    Blue Mug Coffee & Tea -  1882 W El Norte Pky, Escondido, 92026
                    CrossFit Point A – 969 Rancheros Dr. Suite A, San Marcos, 92069
 

• We will be collecting gifts until Friday December 2^nd  2022

 

• We appreciate the generosity and continued support we receive from the community every year for this event. We could not do this without your help.

 

• Questions? Please contact Cecilia Gonzalez, Family Protection Unit, Escondido Police Department,  (760) 839-4931 or Mike Martinez, Crimes of Property, Escondido Police Department, (760) 839-4739