Elected Leaders to Join St. Anthony Foundation to Celebrate the Holiday Season with its 3rd Annual Giving Thanks on Golden Gate Distribution Event on the Golden Gate Greenway in the Tenderloin

MEDIA ALERT

Media Contact:
Sally Haims | Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
(415) 254-5884 | SHaims@stanthonysf.org

Volunteers, Supporters and Team Members to Bring Hope, Stability and Joy for thousands in need this holiday season.

WHAT: Giving Thanks on Golden Gate Distribution Event and Block Party in the Tenderloin

WHY: St. Anthony Foundation, committed to serving as the most accessible, effective one-stop resource in the Tenderloin, providing whole person care to thousands of San Franciscans in need annually, is hosting its 3^rd annual Giving Thanks on Golden Gate block party on Tuesday, November 26 from 11:45am – 2:00pm.

St. Anthony’s team members, donors, and volunteers will be distributing hundreds of hygiene kits, warm socks, hats, scarves, children’s goody bags, and refreshments, including cookies and hot chocolate to attendees, families, and people in need. Several elected leaders will distribute essential items, including State Senator Scott Wiener (D), Mayor-Elect Daniel Lurie, City Attorney David Chiu, San Francisco Police Chief William (Bill) Scott, San Francisco Fire Chief Sandy Tong, members of the police and fire department, and members of the Board of Supervisors.

Additionally, San Francisco Bike Coalition will be hosting a bike activation along the block (i.e., Golden Gate Greenway) including a bike giveaway for adults, kids, and toddlers. The 60-person De Marillac Academy children’s choir and a senior choir will be performing live music at the event. Several other FREE family activities will be available, including face painting, a photo booth, arts and crafts stations, a holiday card writing station, games, story-time book reading, raffles and giveaways, …plus, a special appearance by San Francisco Giants’ Lou Seal!

“We’re thrilled to host a holiday block party that brings together our guests, volunteers, supporters and Tenderloin community to give thanks for one another,” said Dr. Larry Kwan, CEO, St. Anthony Foundation. “We see the best of San Francisco when joyful events like this activate our street, the Golden Gate Greenway, for the good of everyone.”

WHO: St. Anthony’s Dr. Larry Kwan, and team members; donors; volunteers (corporate groups, high school and college groups, individual volunteers); San Francisco residents and members of the community; community organizations (San Francisco Bike Coalition, Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation, Chinatown Community Development Center, Faithful Fools, and Curry Senior Center); elected leaders, including State Senator Scott Wiener, Mayor-Elect Daniel Lurie, San Francisco Police Chief William (Bill) Scott, San Francisco Fire Chief Sandy Tong, San Francisco Board of Supervisor-Elect Bilal Mahmood, Supervisor Rafael Mandelman, Supervisor Matt Dorsey and City Attorney of San Francisco David Chiu; San Francisco Giants mascot Lou Seal

WHEN: Tuesday, November 26, 11:45 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

WHERE: St. Anthony Foundation, 100 block of Golden Gate Avenue (Golden Gate Greenway, San Francisco, CA 94102

MEDIA CONTACT: Sally Haims, 415-254-5884, shaims@stanthonysf.org

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Photo and interview opportunities:

Distribution of hundreds of hygiene kits, socks, hats, scarves, children’s goody bags, and holiday treats by elected leaders, St. Anthony’s volunteers, and team members to those in need
Interview opportunities with elected leaders
San Francisco residents, including families with little ones
San Francisco Bike Coalition activations including bike giveaways for adults, kids, and toddlers
Live music featuring the 60-person De Marillac Academy children’s choir and a senior choir
Community organizations tabling with helpful resources for residents
A variety of raffles and giveaways, including youth and adult bikes
To make a gift for St. Anthony’s Virtual Thanksgiving Curbside Donation Drive, please visit: https://www.stanthonysf.org/event/virtual-thanksgiving-curbside-2024/

Thank you to our sponsor Kaiser Permanente.

Thank you to our friends at: San Francisco Bike Coalition, Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation, Chinatown Community Development Center, Faithful Fools, and Curry Senior Center

About St. Anthony Foundation
Located in the heart of the Tenderloin, St. Anthony Foundation is one of the largest, primarily privately funded whole-person care providers in San Francisco and a place of great love. We offer essential services, health care, and employment informed by our Franciscan values and evidence-based best practices for people experiencing homelessness, poverty, or addiction. Our goal is to build trust over time with individuals and to give each person the tools and opportunity to sustainably exit homelessness. We offer a welcoming healing community, a pathway to stability, and a model for broader change.