{"id":17653,"date":"2024-12-17T18:20:35","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T02:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/?p=17653"},"modified":"2025-05-06T14:14:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T21:14:12","slug":"salesian-hosts-the-35th-annual-project-santa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/2024\/12\/17\/salesian-hosts-the-35th-annual-project-santa\/","title":{"rendered":"Salesian College Preparatory Hosts the 35th Annual Project Santa"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Ethan Leung, Student Journalist<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Richmond, California) –<\/strong> The weather outside may be frightful, but the smiles were truly delightful at Project Santa!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 35th Annual Project Santa, hosted by SLAM (Salesian Leadership and Ministry), brought holiday cheer to over 520 kindergarteners from local middle schools around Salesian. The dedication of the event moderator, Adrian Fulay, Salesian’s Student Leadership team, Salesian cooperators, and contributions from students and teachers, made this year\u2019s Project Santa a resounding success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(Photo Credit: Gianna Rios)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s take a look at some of the highlights of the event that turned the Boy\u2019s and Girl\u2019s Club into a Winter Wonderland:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Student Ambassadors<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Led by Student Body President Jayden White, the Student Ambassadors played a pivotal role in guiding the young visitors throughout the corners of the building. From welcoming families to ensuring every individual child had a memorable experience, the ambassadors demonstrated festivity and leadership that define what it means to be Salesian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arts & Crafts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The arts and crafts stations were creative as children explored face painting, balloon animals, and hands-on art projects that awakened their inner artists. The best-performing booth was Cookie Decorating where kids and even adults were delighted to garnish homemade cookies in frosting and sprinkles. While constantly filled to the brim, this booth operated with the precision and energy of a fine dining establishment, thanks to the hardworking students and parent volunteers. With guidance from Nakai Moore, the children\u2019s faces lit up as they proudly displayed their innovative masterpieces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Face Painting Station (Photo Credit: Gianna Rios)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Cookie Decorating Station (Photo Credit: Gianna Rios)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Games<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From Snowman Bowling to Ornament Ball, Abhijeet Prasad and his team of coordinators provided continuous entertainment all day. The laughter and cheers could be heard throughout the building as children tried their luck at winning small prizes while building memories to last a lifetime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Abhijeet Prasad (Photo Credit: Gianna Rios)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Santa\u2019s Cave<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Led by Sophie Wong, children were able to meet Mr. and Mrs. Claus, as well as receive gifts that were so generously donated by the Salesian community. Cheers and shouts of joys were constantly heard all day, kids smiling ear to ear as they received their gift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mr. and Mrs. Claus! (Samantha De Leon and Shaun McCullough) (Photo Credit: Gianna Rios)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Music and Festive Tunes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Salesian Choir heavily contributed to the holiday spirit with live performances of classic carols. With Ysabella Tessendorf on piano she  \u201cI really enjoyed accompanying the student singers!\u201d said Bella. \u201cThere was such an exciting atmosphere, and even though I was a little nervous, it was fun.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ysabella Tessendorf and Dylan Lavitoria (Photo Credit: by Gianna Rios)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Student Singer Megan Castellano (Photo Credit: Gianna Rios)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Prize Booth<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to the generosity of the Salesian community, every child walked away with a special gift. From stuffed animals to puzzles and toys, the Prize Booth was a favorite stop for the Kindergarteners, ensuring that no one left empty-handed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr. Adrian Fulay, the event\u2019s moderator, expressed gratitude to all who contributed to the success of Project Santa. Although this eventful day has passed, the spirit of Project Santa carries on leaving an unforgettable mark on both the young visitors and the Salesian community. Events like these remind us of the power of kindness and the joy of giving during the holiday season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mr. Farr and Saint David School Staff (Photo Credit: Gianna Rios)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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(Photo Credit: Gianna Rios)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Edited by Robert Chuang<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ethan Leung is a student journalist for “The Red and Black,” the student-led newsletter at Salesian College Preparatory, Richmond, California.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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By Ethan Leung, Student Journalist (Richmond, California) – The weather outside may be frightful, but the smiles were truly delightful at Project Santa! The 35th Annual Project Santa, hosted by SLAM (Salesian Leadership and Ministry), brought holiday cheer to over 520 kindergarteners from local middle schools around Salesian. The dedication of the event moderator, Adrian Fulay, Salesian’s Student Leadership team, Salesian cooperators, and contributions from … Continuar leyendo Salesian College Preparatory Hosts the 35th Annual Project Santa<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":10336596,"featured_media":17701,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[20310044,678324057],"tags":[35890],"class_list":["post-17653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-province-news","category-province-schools","tag-featured"],"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p59ePG-4AJ","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/salesianbulletin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/secret-santa-1.png?fit=2218%2C1156&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17653","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10336596"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17653"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17653\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17710,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17653\/revisions\/17710"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17701"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}