Christmas for Kids Program 2024

My Favorite Charity Events’ (MFCE) Christmas for Kids Program had another successful gifting giving for Christmas 2024!

MFCE’s Santa Helpers came through again to provide 18 families (22 children) with toys and clothes.

This was a special year for the program, 2024 was a trying year for many yet the MFCE’s Santa Helpers stepped up and provided a wonderful and joyous Christmas for children that might not have had one. 

We delivered gifts bags (see picture) to Cooke Elementary School on 16 December 2024, taking 4 trips to the school to get all the gifts delivered. 

Once again all the children in a family received gifts from a list provided so not only did they receive so many gifts but ones they wanted making their Christmas extra special.

 Once again we want to thank all of MFCE’s Santa Helpers for their generosity and continued support of our 2024 Christmas for Kids Program.

Mr. TurnerMr. 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.