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“If you feed them, they will come.”

Well, this analogy has worked for the past 24 years and I am certain 2015 won’t be any different.  

At 11am on Christmas day, hundreds of people will descend upon the American Legion Hall located in Alamosa, CO to literally be served a Christmas Day feast of a turkey dinner with all the fixins.  Live music will entertain while children gather for a private visit with that jolly ole elf, aka Santa.  Children will select their favorite toy from the large variety of choices around and near the Christmas Tree.  And, a few lucky children will have the chance to win a bicycle!
 
This free dinner is made possible by completely by donations from our communities.  100 plus very dedicated volunteers give up Christmas Day festivities with their own families to become a part of something much bigger and very special.   
 
Please pass the word…..our 2015 Free Community Christmas Dinner event is open to everyone!

 

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2023: Many happy children received refurbished bicycles that were donated by the Alamosa Bicycle Coalition at our Christmas Day Event! Thank you Grant Lee and staff for donating the 30+ bicycles to our nonprofit. All bikes found new homes but sadly it looks like I missed taking a few pictures of the happy kiddos! View our FACEBOOK page to see the pictures! https://www.facebook.com/FreeCommunityChristmasDinner?fref=ts 2021 & 2022: Unfortunately, the Covid pandemic kept us from having an 'in person event' for these years. However, we were able to still donate funds to various other entities/causes during the holiday season to the Food Banks, Senior Citizens, Shop With A Cop and Toys for Tots that were able to assist the residents of our beautiful San Luis Valley! 1990: AND IN THE BEGINNING..... The Free Community Christmas Dinner was founded by Ann Edstrom Watters in 1990 to ensure that no one had to spend Christmas alone. It received classification as a non-profit organization in November, 2012. On Christmas Day each year, through kind community contributions, a committee of volunteers is able to coordinate a sit-down turkey dinner with all the fixings, musical entertainment and even a visit from Santa who provides all the children with presents. Although our founder passed away in April, 2009, her legacy continues through the generous donations and efforts of the community.

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