Thank you to all who helped the Norman Gould Education Center families during this past Christmas season …

Madera County is blessed with many generous individuals. As in the past years, we have had an overwhelming response in helping make Christmas a little brighter for families from the center. We gave to 56 families this year, providing them with gifts of clothing, household items, blankets, toys, food and food certificates amounting to $1,050. These families all had children with special needs who attended the Norman Gould Center. The families convey their heartfelt thanks to all who gave so generously.

In addition to helping these families, the Madera County Employees’ Giving Tree gave $500 to the Madera Christmas Baskets. This money was raised through bake sales during the year, and we thank our retiree volunteers — Hermine Reiring, Velma and David Wammack, Jessie Hench, and Jackie Emo for their time and help, and all county employees who gave and purchased baked goods.

Thank you to the following individuals, churches, organizations, and Madera County departments:

Administration, Agriculture Commissioner, Agricultural Extension, Assessor, Board of Supervisors and Board Clerk, Child Support Services, Corrections, County Clerk-Recorder, Human Resources, Information Technology, Library, Probation, Juvenile Hall, Boot Camp,

RMA departments: Administration, Engineering, Environmental Health, Planning, Road Department, Social Services.

Individuals: Ryan Ely, lla Schoettler Family, Tim Schoettler, Terri Skinner, Charlotte Wayne, Marsha Williams.

Churches and organizations: Harvest Community Church Group, United Methodist Church, Bowling Team (Jutta Webb), Madera Community Hospital, Madera South High School Fashion Club, Midland Tractor, PEO, Rebekah Lodge #159, TOPS, Volunteer Police.

4-H Clubs: Berenda, Chowchilla, Dixieland, Howard, Sierra Shadow.
Madera Courts: Civil, Court Administration, Court Services, Criminal, Family, Juvenile, Traffic.

Madera County Office of Education.

Thank you once again for your kindness and generosity. Best wishes for a blessed and happy 2010.

Madera County Employees’ Giving Tree, Rita Wilson and Douglas Nelson

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