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Hello Family, Friends, and Neighbors:
Well Halloween is upon us, next Thanksgiving and then the favorite of My Favorite Charity Events (MFCE) – Christmas! We are kicking off our annual Christmas for Kids (CFK) program earlier this year because Cooke is going to identify families this month rather than November so we will need to tell the school how many families we can support in early November. This change will give everyone more time to buy gifts or donate monies if you like. We would like to hear from you by 8 November 2024 so we can determine the level of support to the school.
We expect a larger need this year than past years. This will be our 5th year doing Christmas for Kids and we could not do it without the incredible support from all of you. We have been asked why we do it, here is a quick story that sums it up well from a mother of a child that received gifts last year. “On Christmas morning my son saw all the wonderfully wrap presents under the tree and the surprised look on his face was priceless. After he had opened all his presents I could not control myself and ran into the bathroom and cried like a baby – my son’s Christmas was saved by the generosity of your charity. Your charity gave my son a Christmas he never expected and when school started back up he was able to tell his friends all the present he got – just like all his friends.” All MFCE strives to achieve is normalizing these families Christmas and make Christmas a memorable day of celebration and wonder, and you, our “Santa Helpers”, have done this for the last 4 years.
As we did last year, we are asking you, as a donor, to provide gifts or money donation for one child (or two) unless you would like to support a family. MFCE last year provided Christmas presents for 22 families that encompassed 50 children! Additionally, we provided Cooke with 30 skateboards, 15 winter coats, and toys to augment their Angel Tree Program. The Christmas for Kids Program has been incredibly successful and has provided gifts to over 160 children in 4 years.
As a community of family, friends, and neighbors, together we can make this an incredibly special Christmas again, one that these children will remember forever. Although they may never know where the gifts came from, you can be assured they will be the happiest children in Virginia Beach!
Christmas for Kids (CFK) is a grassroots program, and we can’t thank our family, friends, and neighbors enough for being so generous year after year.
Without their support, CFK would not be the success it is today. We would also like to thank the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) District Council of Hampton Roads in Norfolk, ILA Local 1248, and Oceanfront Dentistry for their generous donations in support of the CHK’s program.
My Favorite Charity Events (MFCE) Organization LLC’s Mathematics Tutoring Program was developed to assist children improve their academic performance in math, improve the prior year’s Standards of Learning (SOL) assessment scores, improve study and learning skills, and to improve their attitude towards learning and school.
We aim to provide encouragement and tools to reduce learning frustration, improve their self-esteem, make learning fun, and help them become superstar students.
Our vision is to provide HOPE and RESOURCES to those in need by treating them with respect and dignity, placing focus on creative solutions, and bringing about ways of improving the livelihoods of family units—one family at a time.
Please consider a donation of $100.00 or any amount as a one time or on a recurring monthly basis.
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Mr. Turner has worked as an educator for over a decade, first as a full-time Kaplan tutor before shifting into the public-school setting. Mr. Turner originally provided New York City public schools with SAT and ACT tutoring programs on behalf of Kaplan test prep. Since moving to Virginia Beach with his wife and daughter in 2015, Mr. Turner has taught, tutored, and coached students at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. He has provided Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) therapy to students with autism ranging in ages from 3-16. As a special education teacher with Norfolk Public Schools, he taught a group of 3rd and 4th grade students with Emotional Disabilities. Through the coordinated support of families, co-teachers, and supportive administration, his team of students (dubbed the “SuperDolphins”) achieved a collective SOL pass rate of over 80 percent. Mr. Turner currently works as a Special Education teacher at Green Run High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and believes strongly that relationship-building and play-based learning are the foundations of academic recovery and long-term success.