Armed Services YMCA hosts Secret Santa
By Cpl. Brianna Christensen
| | December 20, 2013
Armed Services YMCA hosts Secret Santa
Victoria Courtnage and her son, Ben, write a thank you letter to the sponsors who donated gifts to her family during the Armed Services YMCA's Secret Santa Event Dec. 19.
Armed Services YMCA hosts Secret Santa
Petty Officer 3rd Class Brice Courtnage and has dog, penny, show their appreciation to the sponsors who donated gifts to his family during the Armed Services YMCA's Secret Santa Event Dec. 19.
Armed Services YMCA hosts Secret Santa
Kristyn Fleming gives Petty Officer 3rd Class Brice Courtnage a slip to redeem presents for him family during the Armed Services YMCA's Secret Santa Event Dec. 19. Fleming is an operations assistant with the ASYMCA.
Armed Services YMCA hosts Secret Santa
Victoria Courtnage hugs Dan Graham after her family received a holiday ham and gift cards during the Armed Services YMCA's Secret Santa Event Dec. 19. Grahm is one of 131 sponsors who donated gifts to military families.
Armed Services YMCA hosts Secret Santa
Ben receives a stuffed animal duck during the Armed Services YMCA's Secret Santa Event Dec. 19. Ben is the 19-month-old son of Petty Officer 3rd Class Brice and Victoria Courtnage.
Armed Services YMCA hosts Secret Santa
Dan Graham gives Petty Officer 3rd Class Brice Courtnage and his family a gift card to the Commissary during the Armed Services YMCA's Secret Santa Event Dec. 19. Graham is one of 131 sponsors to donate gifts to military families.
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- The Courtnage family was one of 310 to be sponsored at the ASYMCA’s Secret Santa Event.
Military families E4 and below with children registered in October and gave the ASYMCA a wish list of gifts, which could include toys, electronics, bikes, clothing, household items and gift cards. Families, organizations and businesses in the local community who volunteered to become a sponsor received the wish lists and used it as a guide to buy presents for each family.
When the families arrived to receive their wrapped gifts they wrote thank you cards for their sponsors. They then drove behind the ASYMCA where they received a holiday ham, and gift cards along with the presents their sponsors donated.