Holiday Party Delivers Good Cheer

The annual holiday party is Compass’ most highly anticipated event of the year.  The event is the culmination of months of hard work by Compass staff and a small army of amazing volunteers.  The party offered something for every member of the family.  The children loved meeting our very engaging Santa Claus, who was played by long time Compass volunteer Todd Kahl.  The kids also had the chance to win great prizes at our winter carnival, organized by the staff at Compass Family Resource Center.  

Thanks to generous donations, each family also got to take home a copy of the new holiday classic, “Olive, the Other Reindeer” which was the inspiration for the beautiful decorations created by the amazing team at Redmond Aldrich Design.   “Chef Alex” Tamburro and his staff cooked up a chili feast for the families.  In addition to coordinating the meal for the holiday party for the past four years, Chef Alex also teaches a regular children’s cooking class at Compass Family Shelter. 

This year a record 400 parents and children attended the party.  All of us at Compass are so grateful for the generosity and dedication of our community. You helped us make this event such a success!