12 Days of Charitable Giving: Valley Churches United

It’s the eleventh day of my 12 Days of Charitable Giving. To recap, I’ve asked a panel of judges to review a number of deserving charities as suggested by my readers. I’ll be posting one a day for – well, 12 days (I’m clever that way).

I encourage you to check out the charities voted “most deserving” by my readers and judges. Remember that these are just suggestions and, in most cases, we can’t personally vouch for the good work that these folks do. So be smart. And be generous.

Today’s featured charity was submitted by Robyn McIntyre. Robyn writes:

I support (through donation and volunteerism) Valley Churches United in the San Lorenzo Valley area of Santa Cruz County. This group provides food to those who need it all year round. At Thanksgiving, the makings for full dinners are made available to families and special meals are taken to the homebound and the elderly. At Christmas, gifts are provided for underprivileged children and gift boxes taken to the elderly and shut-ins. This organization – started by the combined efforts of all the churches and temples in the Valley never stops giving and neither does their need for donations of money, time, and food items. Last year they served over 10,000 people in the four villages of the San Lorenzo Valley and neighboring town Scotts Valley.

A search at irs.gov (which I highly recommend any time you are considering making a donation) reveals that Valley Churches United is on the IRS list of charitable organizations.

You can read about our prior 12 Days’ picks here:

Thanks to our guest judge, Doris Phillips, for choosing Valley Churches United. Doris has devoted hours of her own time volunteering for and donating to charitable causes, including increasing literacy, ending poverty and supporting our military. Rumor has it, she also used to change my diapers…