2020 BIZARO WORLD CAUSES WINTER WONDERLAND TO BE CANCELLED!!!!
Sad, but true, The Clearwater Community Volunteers (CCV), after 27 years of making happy children and families, will not be building Winter Wonderland this year. We are doing this for the health and welfare of all of our volunteers and attendees, and we fully intend to resume our amazing holiday village in 2021!!!
Winter Wonderland is a food and toy drive, and we always provide a LOT of toys to needy children. This year we will be doing a massive toy drive, despite not having Winter Wonderland, so that we can still make sure as many children as possible have a wonderful Christmas.
Along these lines, CCV will be working with local businesses to set up toy drives, and we will also accept cash donations so that we can purchase gifts that are needed.
Working closely with the Sheriff’s Police Athletic League, we have a six-page list of gifts that have been requested! We hope to get so many gifts that we can also expand our giving to other needy groups, such as The Pinellas County Foster Children’s Association.
As always, CCV wishes everyone a wonderful holiday season and we look forward to seeing you next year!
Best Regards,
Pam Ryan Anderson
Executive Director
Clearwater Community Volunteers
If you would like more information, feel free to contact us at any time.
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Sheriff Jim Coats is a Fan of CCV!
Dear Joanie,
I want to take this opportunity to tell you how much I appreciate your work and the efforts of the Clearwater Community Volunteers over the past few years. There are so many areas of our community that are so much better off because of your efforts.
As a board member of the Boys and Girls Club of the Suncoast, I want to commend you for your ambitious initiative to support the Clearwater Jasmine Courts Boys and Girls Club. The fashion show fundraiser that your group held was nothing less than spectacular. It truly was professional and enjoyable, and I can assure you that the funds raised were very beneficial to the children in our community.
I appreciate all that your group is engaged in, and I assure you that your support has not gone unnoticed.
Sincerely,
James F. Coats, Sheriff (then Chief Deputy)
Pinellas County, Floria
Entrance to Winter Wonderland is free but we ask visitors to bring a non-perishable food item and/or an unwrapped toy. The toys and canned goods are donated to local area charities, such as the Homeless Emergency Project sponsored by Everybody’s Tabernacle.
This is a wonderful event for the whole family that you don’t want to miss! The kids will love the petting zoo, pony rides, bouncy house, giant blow up slide, face painting, live entertainment, and more, plus the main event—the Easter Egg Hunt—which happens exactly at 12:30 pm.
Please Join the Clearwater Community Volunteers and Tampa Bay Magazine and the Fort Harrison at the 8th Annual Chefs' Showcase at the Fort Harrison.
This event includes a silent auction, great food and a fabulous fashion show with VIP models. The exquisite fashions featured are from local area boutiques. The huge silent auction had something for everyone with well over 300 items, and much more.