The community chips in

We thank you for the generosity of time and gifts for the less fortunate.

The following were recipients of the 2006 Santa Comes to Agoura and Beyond Food and Toy Drive:

Battered women and children, Victims of AIDS, Children of the Night, food pantries, The Veterans Hospital, hospice, adults with Cerebral Palsy and Down syndrome, the service men and women in Iraq, Childrens Hospital, local families in Agoura, Agoura Hills, Calabasas, Oak Park, Thousand Oaks and Westlake Village, and many more.

The blessing of the groceries, turkeys and gifts was performed by Molly Siegel, who did the blessing in Hebrew, and Jane Zeolla, representing the Christian faith. Entertainment was provided by the chorus of White Oak Elementary School and Megan and Josephine Annino.

Thanks to the following for your labor, monetary generosity and other gifts:

Malibu Pacific Insurance, city of Westlake Village, city of Calabasas, Kris Caraway Bowman of Los Robles Regional Medical Center, Joann and Stan Benson of Westlake Village Junior Women's Club, Father Patrick O'Dwyer of St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic Church, Church of the Epiphany, Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints, Conejo Valley Community Church, St. Jude's School, the Acorn Newspapers, Don and Mary Liebman of State Farm Insurance, law firm of Philip Black, Jess Ruf and Ken Lorenzo of California Doit Center, Starbucks of Agoura Hills, Western Bagel and Stan's Doughnuts of Thousand Oaks, BeanScene of Oak Park, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Brownies, Cub Scouts, Sandy Hernandez of the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District, Agoura Valley Women's Club, Agoura 4-H Club, GI Industries, Waste Management, Bill and BJ Parisi of Bills Home Service, Michael Shields, Dr. David Halpert, Dr. Lori Robinson, Shenita Taylor, John and Carol Preston, First Federal Bank of Calif., Money Wise, Born Learners, Don Zimring, Helene Summer Barial, Patty Wolfson, Trader Joe's of Camarillo, Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks and Westlake Village, as well as Capt.Tom Martin, Rusty Stillwell and Deputy Shawn Brownell of the Lost Hills Sheriff Station and these schools: Oak Park, Oaks Christian and Oak View high schools; Lindero Canyon and Medea Creek middle schools; Yerba Buena, White Oak, Sumac, Willow, Lupin Hill, Oaks Hills, Brookside and Red Oak elementary schools.

Have a healthy, happy and prosperous New Year!
George and Charlotte Annino and family
Agoura Las Virgenes Optimist Club
Ann Houseal, Steve Bonifede, Patty Jo Wolfson, Lynda Hoffman
Mary Jane McGraw, Michelle Baxter, John and Carol Preston
Mary Hendrix, Suzie J., Michelle Hanley and the entire Santa staff