Spring 2016 - Precious Lamb Preschool

NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION
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LONG BEACH, CA
PERMIT NO. 1144
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Precious Lamb Preschool
Breaking the cycle of homelessness, one child at a time.
Spring
2016
A Family Transformed
2005 Palo Verde Ave. PMB 301
Long Beach, CA 90815
562-243-1715
EIN #95-4772800
Xochitl has been a part of our Precious Lamb family since
2012, when her daughter Bianca joined our school. Sister
Jen followed in 2014. During that time, Xochitl was
completing a Drug and Alcohol treatment program and
working hard to reconcile several areas of her life. It was
not without a good lot of tears, determination, failures and
wins (including a rough 3-day detox in one of our school’s
spare rooms) that Xochitl was finally able to kick her
addictions and reunite her family.
ADDRESS SERVICE
REQUESTED
Since leaving our school, Xochitl and her family moved to the Dream Center, a
Christian transitional housing program in LA. There her family has found
further stabilization and the resources toward independent living, including
Xochitl receiving her GED last Fall! Xochitl has just began a full-time job in
their Development Department, fundraising for the Dream Center, making calls
and praying over supporters. In this she finds fulfillment and challenges, but her
ultimate goal is to be a public speaker sharing her inspiring story to motivate
others, to share God’s love and pass on hope.
Join us for our 3rd Annual Art Gala and Auction at
Summit Aviation Hangar overlooking Long Beach Airport.
Featuring original artwork by students of Millikan High
School and Biola University, the night will also include a
large auction, food from Sideyard Café, drinks, and
live music. All art sales and proceeds will benefit
Precious Lamb Preschool programs.
Xochitl’s story of hope and faith is inspiring, and not over! She is one of many
parents here at Precious Lamb we have had the joy to walk alongside through
life’s struggles and successes. Her oldest daughter just recently moved back in
with her, reuniting a family grateful and humble before God. Please continue to
pray for Xochitl and her family, and all those we serve or have served at
Precious Lamb, a community of resilient people whose lives have been redeemed
by God’s love.
Board of Directors
Scott Reed, President
John Freeborn, Vice Chair
Brenda McDowell, Secretary
Keya Allen
Scott Gilmore
Randy Gordon
Catherine Morris
Heather Porter
Executive Director
Lailanie Jones, x10
lcruz@preciouslamb.org
Development Director
Erin Wilson, x13
ewilson@preciouslamb.org
Operations Director
Ramona Cobb, x12
info@preciouslamb.org
Make a Donation or
Contact Us at:
www.preciouslamb.org
562-243-1715
Precious Lamb Celebrates 14 Years!
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On February 8th, Precious Lamb celebrated fourteen years educating and caring for homeless children in Long Beach. Our first day
welcomed 3 children. To date we have served over 350 children!
With a supportive donor and volunteer base, and the best
teachers, staff, and Board of Directors, Precious Lamb has been
able to sit in the front row witnessing growth, grace, and healthy
change in our students and parents alike. With the addition of a
second classroom for toddlers, PL has been able to serve so many
more families, and we are excited to see what God will do with the
expansion of a third classroom by next year.
Christmas Time at Precious Lamb
This past Christmas was an exceptionally special season at our preschool. All month long our classrooms were
blessed with visits from businesses, schools, churches, and families that included photo shoots, crafts, story time,
meals, and a puppet show. Our children were blessed with gifts collected by nearly 20 individuals and groups,
ranging from books, clothing, shoes, stuffed animals, and toys as well as items for parents too. Nearly $1,500 was
collected in gift cards, and members of The Garden Church donated 40 family baskets valued at $100 each.
In the News
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Save the Date: Business Network International Golf Tournament benefitting Precious
Lamb, Saturday, June 11th at 1pm. 18 holes/3 par at Heartwell Golf Course.
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Thanks to the generous grant through ECF of Boeing Long Beach, our preschool class
was able to purchase new phonetics and math-based curriculum that has enhanced the
learning environment and allowed teachers to take quantifiable data, tracking children’s
conceptual understanding. The grant also allows our teachers to attend the California
Association for Education of Young Children (CAEYC) conference where they will learn
the latest skills, tools, and trends in early education.
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There are new exciting and easy ways to support Precious Lamb. As Long Beach
Community Foundation members we can partner with community-wide like-minded
organizations as well as benefit from professional fund managers and accept real estate,
gift annuities, and all other donations. We are also members of the Amazon Smile
program, and if you’re a Thrivent Financial member you’re already enrolled in their
Choice Program, which actually gives you money to donate to your favorite charity.
Boeing, Centennial, and many other employers have employee-based giving programs as
well. Ask your employee about theirs!
Through generous toy donations we were able to hold our first ever “Christmas Store” where parents could buy
gifts for their children for a small price and gift wrap them while enjoying coffee, tea and snacks together. It was a
big hit amongst our families and a fun time of fellowship.
This past Christmas also saw our largest Family Christmas Party to date, with 160 people, including 31 individual families and 70 kids, gathered in our gym for a delicious potluck-style dinner, crafts, Christmas carols, and a
visit from Santa Claus himself! Thanks to over 40 volunteers who helped facilitate a smooth event, everyone had a
great time!
THANK YOU NEW DONORS & PARTNERS:
Special thanks to those who have recently given their time and treasures:
Scott Reed, Sandy Moons, Jim Clark, Kevin Davis, Lillian Garcia, Kate Griffin, Donna Won, Brenda McDowell, Suzan
Al Shammari, Dorien Lueb, Valley Christian High School Students, Allison Hernandez, Carolyn Hynes, Mark Rogers,
Claudia Ramirez, Clara Lam, Socheata Chin, Kiley Zahn, Becky Kovacs, Barbara McKeen, Diane Jensen, Cynthia
Trotter, Sharalyn Croft, John Kimble and Team, Grace Brethren “Action Company”, Farnaz Pardasani, Emma Hambly,
Chris Schott, Hayden Smith, Holly Thraves, Amber Pittman, Janice Lentz, jetBlue Airways, National Charity League
Juniors, Child Abuse Prevention Club CSULB, Kings Church, Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church, Rola Koram,
Dwayne Lewis, Vickie and Nico Vela, Arbor Road Church, Bayshore Community Church, Andy Hoang and CSULB
Marketing, Lisa Caudillo, Pajama Program, Janet Ferrari & UCLA Gymnastics, The Garden Church Francabandera
Community Group, Heather and Alex Porter, Tyler Polson, Don Robinson and family, Cari Kaminski, Lori David
Jones, Ann Duni, Judy Clark, Cathy Grimes, Christine Robbins, April Gross, Jennifer Bell, Jim Gibson, Alan
Weinstock, Corrine Chereck, Frank Villabas, Janice Brennan, Juan-David Pazmino, Sherry Bauer, Susan Fox, Ruth Lee,
Terry Clarke, Tech MD, Crystal Angulo, Ora Jones, Sandy Mink, Wendy Wei, Mike Kimmel, Max Gorlov, Valeria
Rodriguez- Ruiz, Janice Outhuijse, Vicky Adhikari, Rachel Gordon, Cathy Grimes, Barbara Jenkins, Dara Young,
Rebekah Trinh, Jen Migliacco and Girl Scout Troop, and Girl Scout Troop 4463.
New Donors ($50+)
Robert and Annette Alperin
American Univ. Health Services
Amy Baek
Kullen & Jeannie Birkeland
David & Shawn Black
Loren Blanchard
Silas & Debra Broines
Michael Brown
Gary Caezan
Leslie Carson
Yuewen Chun
Peter & Jane Cobb
Pati Cortese
Brock Coward
Gary & Julie Crisp
Erin Davis
Delta Kappa Gamma
Brian Deputy
Mandy Dobblemann
Andy & Lisa Dreyer
Jim Eaton
Kathleen Ehret
Tom Ensch
Sean & Kelsey Esswein
Debbie Fixen
Foothill Community Church
Gary & Patty Gadd
Sue Garcia
Mattie & Calvin Gowens
Peter Hahn
Chuck Hawkins
Dave & BJ Hickman
Margaret Holt
Emily Hung
Carolyn & Joe Hynes
Kirk and Stephanie Jacobi
Jeri Jacobs
Mark & Jessica Johnson
Mark & Carol Jones
Paul & Cari Kaminski
Rola Karam
Steve & Stacy King
Mark & Mary Lunsford
Kristen Maahs
Lynne Marsh
Greg & Germai Miller
Chuck & Lucy Mitchell
More than Words Speech Therapy
Fred & Wendee Mueller
Greg & Debbie Naiman
Bijan Noori
Michael & Linda Pachter
Charles & Teresa Parkin
Bharat & Beverly Patel
Cecil & Roberta Patterson
Gloria Perry
PEO Sisterhood AF-FJ
Alexendar Picarelli
Frank Picarelli
Daniel Quisenberry
Janelle Redman
Val Robertson
Mackenzie Roddy
Michael & Dana Rothman
James & Lailanie Saunders
Chris & Linda Schutzenberger
Sideyard Café
IN HONOR OF...
Rick & Ginette Skelton
Square One Creative
Vicky Stanton
Barbara Swaiman
Thrivent Financial
B. Turnbow
Hugh & Jill Vanderlinden
Barbara Vary
West Ocean Towers Residents
Jeff & Jennifer Wilkerson
Luther & Ruth Williams
The Wine Makers Porch
David & Evangelina Wolfley
Peggy Wright
John & Michell Zabocovek
Cheryl Zozaya
New Monthly Donors
Leland & Carolyn Aday*
Ashley Bleza
Susan Blough*
Eric and Lori Cruz
William and Taylor Grella
Rachel Godfrey
Scott & Lailanie Jones *
Becky Kovaks*
Paul Kwon
David Neely
Lee Newman*
Jeanette Polk
Jason and Erin Wilson
*increased monthly gift amount
Bayshore Church
From: Cynthia Day Elliot
All Our Grandchildren
From: Gail & Chris Bohannon
Brigitte Cahill Paskura
From : William & Linda Cahill
The Arvesen Family
From: Richard & Esther Arvesen
My Lovely Wife, Gail Anderson Bohannon
From: Chris Bohannon
20th Wedding Anniversary
From: Marilyn Paulson
Happy 19th Birthday Alex Cobb
Love, Mom & Dad
Happy 16th Birthday Payton Cobb
Love, Mom & Dad
Happy Birthday Precious Lamb Preschool!
Love, The PL Staff
Joan McNeely
From: Carleda Hutton
Ruth A. Miller
From: Jane Dundas & Patricia Harshman
Phillip H. Merrill
From: Greg & Holly Jones
John & Betty Rank:
From L. Fulton
Claude & Belva Sailhamer
From: Claudette Miller
Paul Perry
From: Randy & Rebecca Nordyke
Pastor Don & Mary Shoemaker
From: Chris & Gail Bohannon
Barbara Langston
From: Donna Andert
Elisa Macias
From: Gloria O’Connor
John & Betty Rank
From: Carleda Hutton