![]() ![]() Redemption is real,” she added before presenting a proclamation to Bridge to Home board chair and President Tracey Carpentier.Ĭarpentier pointed out the delays caused by the pandemic, and the return to normal. We must help people who’ve come to hit hard times,” with the hope that “they can turn their lives around. “This community understands that it’s about giving back. She stressed the need to help the downtrodden with respect. She also expressed joy over a unanimous call from all stakeholders to support this venture. Supervisor Kathryn Barger, who represents the 5th District including Santa Clarita, said that this will more than a homeless shelter. SCV Signal News Podcast with Aron Benderįifth District County Supervisor, Kathryn Barger, sits in the reserved seating area during the new Bridge to Home shelter groundbreaking ceremony held on site in Saugus, Calif., on Monday March 14, 2022.“I’m sure it does to everybody’s heart over here today. That just brings so much joy to my heart,” said Miranda. “Seeing all these young kids excited about seeing Santa Claus and seeing all these characters. Multiple charitable organizations were also involved in the drive and local dignitaries, including City Councilman Bill Miranda, were and have been invited to Combat Radio’s events. I just use the telephone and I call people, like I call these guys like and The Mongols, the MC’s, and they do a toy drive, and then they do a turkey drive.”Įthan said both the Soldiers of Jesus and the Mongols played a sizable role in the toy drive - several members of both motorcycle clubs were present at the event. So on one hand, I’m inspired but what I’m really inspired about is, I don’t really have much to do with this. There’s not enough of kindness for some stupid reason. “It’s bittersweet in a way because it’s good for the day and we’re doing what good we can but this is a small part of the overall problem,” said Ethan. ![]() Her dad, Ethan, said while the turnout and impact of the event was inspiring, it was a small dent in the large issue of homelessness. I think we did the first one in about 2008, when I was in third grade and that one was not short notice, I would say, but we hadn’t had this full-fledged idea yet and when we finally pulled that off, we were like, ‘OK, what are we doing next year?’ I think this is the 13th year now.” So I love when I’m wrapping something, and then I send it in and…, they’re so happy to have it. What started as a childhood dream of bringing Christmas to kids in need was now a reality for hundreds of children. Shawn, the daughter of main organizer of the event and host of Combat Radio, Ethan Dettenmaier, started Make the World A Better Place as a child after seeing a friend experience homelessness. While there were multiple nonprofit organizations and charities that participated in the drive, and Saturday’s event, the group that spearheaded it was Make the World A Better Place, started by Shawn Dettenmaier. “I mean look at the kids, like most of these kids don’t get any time with their families, let alone get, you know, breakfast and then Christmas and gifts and seeing Santa. So it’s great, especially when Santa shows up,” said Dodge. “I’ve already cried like five times today. The entire experience, the months of work, had been a rewarding and emotional experience for Dodge. “So we invite them to come down, Salt Creek graciously opens their doors and then provides a buffet for everyone and then once they all get their breakfast, they get to line up and see Santa, and each kid actually gets a gift for them.”ĭodge said the gifts handed out at the event were divided up by age, so Santa could find a child on his list (which he actually had) and hand them an age-appropriate gift. “So this event we basically feed about 600 children give or take – depending on the year, post COVID has been a lot slower – from social services and victims of domestic violence and abuse,” said Red Dodge, event organizer and producer for Combat Radio. SCV Signal News Podcast with Aron Bender. ![]()
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