On Friday evening, December 7, at 5PM, Charity Chair Kathy Alnwick arrived at Monarch School, along with Eleanor Myrick, Pat Corona, Keith Verlaque and I, to serve dinner to students and their families. Monarch School, located in downtown San Diego, provides an accredited education to homeless and at-risk kids while caring for their basic needs such as healthcare, food, clothing, and personal hygiene. PCA-SDR has been supporting this school in our charity drives for about five years by donating new socks and underwear, as well as providing and serving family dinners.
The kids and their families had gathered early and eagerly lined up for the food upon its arrival. The children were polite and well-mannered, and within about one hour we had served 22 pizzas, beverages, and dessert to about 125 children and their families. Most of the children ranged in age from 5 to 12 years old. Many came back for seconds.The family night dinner was a resounding success and all of the food was consumed, with only a bit of cake left over. In short order, everything was cleaned up and we said good night to the children and their families. I would like to extend my personal thanks to the servers for taking time out of their lives to give the Monarch School children a little something special. I would especially like to thank Sean Conner of Hoehn Porsche of Carlsbad for sponsoring the dinner. Sean was planning on joining the servers, but the atrocious Friday night traffic caused him to arrive a bit late. He served at the previous dinner and did a great job! Thanks for your help, Sean.
