U.S. OlympianĀ Kristi YamaguchiĀ and her husband, NHL greatĀ Bret Hedican, 49ersĀ Patrick Willis,Ā Vernon DavisĀ andĀ Brian Jennings, Oakland RaidersĀ Jon AlstonĀ andĀ Chris Morris, San Francisco GiantĀ Brian WilsonĀ and former GiantĀ Tyler WalkerĀ and San Jose EarthquakesĀ Joe Cannon,Ā Chris LeitchĀ andĀ Ryan Johnson,Ā showed up and partied with some 200 underprivileged children and theirĀ families on December 7, 2009. Ā Wender Weis Foundation for Children’s 13th annual event, Holiday Heroes at the Officers Club inĀ San Francisco’s Presidio featured Beach Blanket BabylonĀ performers, carolers, face painters, video games and stocking makers.
Event chairs Stacey Caen andĀ Christopher Caen,Ā Susan Solinsky DuryeaĀ and Paul Duryea, Lori Puccinelli Stern and Peter Stern, and Trish Loucks and Charlie Loucks, reached out for support. More than 400 responded, attended and donated. Wender Weis Foundation for ChildrenĀ is a nonprofit that serves at-risk kids in the Bay Area. This year marked the premiere of the Holiday Heroes event, formerlyĀ Halloween HeroesĀ held in October.
Scenes from Holiday Heroes 2009:
Photos by Drew Altizer Photography