Giving thanks to those who give


We wish to acknowledge the following for providing over 300 Thanksgiving dinners: St. Maximilian Catholic Church, the management and employees of Costco in Westlake Village, Anthony and Beth Zeolla, as well as those who wish to remain anonymous.

The recipients were St. Michael’s School in Los Angeles, the Guadalupe food bank in Canoga Park and the Calvary Community Church food bank in Westlake Village.

Various items requested by Forever Young, getting children into the Safe Haven in Los Angeles and Ventura County, have been fulfilled through your generosity.

For the homeless veterans in Los Angeles and Ventura counties, all of the following were donated and purchased: blankets, sleeping bags, toiletry items, socks, sweatpants and jackets.

The items were collected and purchased by the following:

Frederick and Diane Dunn, Michael and Linda Sherman, Annegret Meyer, Sherlie Berger, Linda Jordan, Walt and Pam Chandler, Anne Altman, Esthela and Walter Egeler, the Annino family in memory of Josephine Circo Catanese and Gianpaolo Santarelli, Caplin family in memory of Gene Canepa, Leo and Lorraine Dennis,

Louie and Roasaline Rodriguez, Frank Bellinghiere, Joyce Wiechert, Bonnie Staconis, Ken and Anna Weller, Ginny Shields, Darryl and Michele Zilberstein, Linda Glander, Graves Living Trust, Marquee Deem,

Lee Santoro, Randy Richmond, Anthony Cowley, Gary and Roselle Wolf, Kathy Shelton, John Anthony Lewis, Henry and Susan Fernandez, Patricia Henjyoji, Andrea McCabe, Monica and Joshua Shinder, George and Patricia Pond, Pamela Eagan and John Mills, Scott Murdock, John and Jackie Treuting,

Norman Lamarra, Born Learners, St. Maxamilian’s Kolbe Corners preschool, Calvary Community Church, Gary and Elizabeth Salazar, Robert and Sandy Etkins, Roberto and Chris Allen, Bernie and Laurie Weber,

Ruby and Louis Tabone, Sally Schneider, Gene Dalsky, Mary Abell, Allen Bennett, Scott Anderson, David and Kelly Griffin and friends, Kathleen Ireland, Patricia Schiano, Janet Hiatt in memory of Antanino Pluchino, Carol and Howard Rosenberg, Barbara and Richard Schumacher, Dexter Ngit Kui Goo, Violet Marcus,

Lesley and Jerry Littner, Roe and Frank Calautti, Jerry Swick, Thomas and Julie Martin, Jonathan and Carol Preston, Richard and Ella Womack, Vivian Ward, Daniela and Simon Voelker,

Fredrick D. Simpson, Robert and Nadine Suber, James and Donna Garett, Jack and Marcie Koenig, Christopher and Shelly Miles, James and Judith Pingel, George and Kathy Colman, Jan Campanile and Donna Brandy, D.I.Y. Center Michelle Borowski, Trader Joe’s Gary Buckenburger, Rick Agulia, Mike Lara and Rick’s Japanese Auto Service.

Thank you also to Kathy Patton, Suzie and Robert Yalda and Boy Scout Troop No. 127 for separating, collecting and bagging toiletry items, as well as delivering clothing for the homeless veterans.

We receive no compensation. Any expenses we incurred are paid out of our own pockets.

Thank you for all of your generosity and to all of those who wanted to remain anonymous.

George Annino
Ralph Boulware
Steve Bonifede