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A Safe Home For The Holidays at Olive Crest

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November 6, 2015 at 01:58pm. Views: 91

Olive Crest, known for its dedication to preventing child abuse, to treating and educating at-risk children will host its inaugural “A Safe Home For The Holidays” on Saturday, Dec. 5 at the elegant Burrage Mansion in Redlands. Guests will be treated to a festive evening featuring a scrumptious selection of desserts, fine wines, a special performance by the Dickens Carolers, music and dancing to ring in the holidays. “We are excited to be hosting this inaugural holiday event at the Rochford Burrage Mansion, which will be beautifully decorated for the holidays,” stated Pam Griffith, Development Director of Olive Crest Riverside. “The Rochfords have been over the years tremendous supporters of Olive Crest, and we are delighted they offered to open up their Redlands mansion to benefit the children of Olive Crest. All funds raised at the event will be utilized for Olive Crest’s many vital programs and services. We look forward to the community’s support of this significant fundraiser to enable us to continue our mission of helping at-risk children here in the Riverside and Inland Empire communities,” Griffith continued. Event Sponsorship opportunities are available as follows: - $ 1,000.00 Jingle Bell Sponsor (FMV $200) which includes ten event tickets, name on event invitation and tent card, and dessert named after sponsor - $ 500.00 North Pole Sponsor (FMV $100) which includes six event tickets, dessert named after sponsor, and tent card recognition - $ 250.00 Silent Night Sponsor (FMW $80) which includes four tickets and tent card recognition Sponsors of this year’s event include (at the date of this writing) Jingle Bell Sponsors: Chabot Wealth Management Works, Gar Laboratories, Custom Service Systems, Redlands Executive Suites, Allen & Durrant Corp., Mangione Family McDonalds, Ruhnau & Ruhnau, Pardee Homes, and Madeline Zuckerman Marketing & Public Relations, Inc. “We are thrilled to be able to host 'A Safe for the Holidays' in such an incredible historical home that is used solely to benefit children,” stated Tracy Fitzsimmons, Executive Director of Olive Crest, Inland Empire and Desert Communities. North Pole Sponsors include Seiu Local 721 and DW Trim, Inc.

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