Malia Moseley, Tommy Moseley, U.S. Olympian Jonny Moseley, Jack Moseley, Lori Puccinelli Stern, Bailey Stern, Logan Stern Scenes from Holiday Heroes 2012:
Mason Lord had his face painted at the Holiday Heroes party at AT&T Park on December 3, 2012
Malia Moseley, Tommy Moseley, U.S. Olympian Jonny Moseley, Jack Moseley, Lori Puccinelli Stern, Bailey Stern, Logan Stern
Oakland Raider Matt Giordano with Sophie Miller
Sports attorney Steve Baker and Benjamin Baker
John Hoch with Amy Wender-Hoch, founder of Holiday Heroes and Wender Weis Foundation for Children
Jordan Schomer and Fiona Skytt with Oakland Raider Marcel Reece
Alexander Wackoski with a San Jose Shark
Joe Sponzilli, John Sponzilli
Isabel Salinas (center) with San Francisco 49ers Gold Rush Cheerleaders
Sol Coffino and Kate Coffino with San Francisco Giant Jeremy Affeldt
Travis Mims, Emani Morris, Joseph Stevens and Omarion Holman
San Jose Earthquake Sam Cronin with cast members from San Francisco Ballet’s Nutcracker
On December 3rd, some 300 kids from local charities and 200 host families gathered for Holiday Heroes , a sports-themed celebration and benefit event at AT&T Park. Sports heroes on hand included Jeremy Affeldt of the San Francisco Giants , Sam Cronin of the San Jose Earthquakes , Oakland Raiders Matt Giordano and Marcel Reece , U.S. Olympian Jonny Moseley , and San Francisco 49er Isaac Sopoaga . Everyone was granted all access to the Giants’ batting cages, dugout, locker room and the entire park. Children made stockings, stuffed animals, decorated cookies, danced, played pinball, videogames and ate from endless buffets filled with ballpark fare.
Holiday Heroes is a benefit event for the Wender Weis Foundation for Children , founded by Amy Wender-Hoch in 1994. Beneficiaries in 2012: Junior Giants Baseball Program, 49ers Foundation, Children of Shelters, Raphael House and San Francisco Child Abuse Prevention Center.
Photos by Drew Altizer Photography
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