Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
District 4 Honoree for 2009 - Santa Visits Alviso Foundation
Each year, the Mayor’s Office asks each Council District to submit a nomination for their District Honoree to be recognized at the annual State of the City event. This year, I have selected the Santa Visits Alviso Foundation as the District 4 Honoree for 2009.
The Santa Visits Alviso Foundation was founded by Joe Guadalupe Santiago Sr. and his wife Judy Santiago in 1983 to bring Christmas to families of Alviso displaced by the flood that otherwise might have not had a Christmas. The Santa Visits Alviso Foundation is an all volunteer organization that provides educational gifts along with the joy and spirit of Christmas to hundreds of children for the past 25 years.
The Santa Visits Alviso Foundation is active all year. Besides the Santa Visits Alviso holiday program, they fund a scholarship program and support the Alviso Soccer Program, the Wilcox High School’s Junior Varsity and Varsity Girls Soccer Program, in addition to many other events during the year that are organized by the Alviso Library and the Alviso Youth Center.
Judy Santiago serves the Santa Visits Alviso Foundation as Mrs. Claus and as the Honorary Chair and works year round toward securing funding, organizing the scholarship program, and coordinating volunteers. Judy has continued her family’s legacy of leadership in the Santa Visits Alviso Foundation by involving her children in the program and continuing the legacy of her husband.
I commend the Santa Visits Alviso Foundation for their dedication and commitment to serving the Alviso community as a voice for our youth and our neighborhoods.
Kansen
