TEMECULA, Calif. – (Jan. 9, 2015) – Generosity filled the holiday season in Southern California as Pechanga gave turkeys and holiday meals, toys and funds to the less fortunate during November and December.

More than 40,000 seniors and underserved people in the community received meals as a result of Pechanga and its team members’ contributions. More than 2,175 turkeys were given to seniors, local charitable organizations, food banks and other deserving entities. An entire pickup truck full of non-perishable food items was also collected by the resort’s employees and donated to the Senior Citizen Service Center in Murrieta, Calif.

 

Thousands of children received new toys as holiday presents thanks to a $5,000 monetary donation to the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, as well as the donation of hundreds of toys to the California Highway Patrol’s annual CHiPs for KIDS toy drive.

Pechanga also helped the Salvation Army spread its message of poverty relief and achieving charitable objectives by sponsoring Maj. Marcelino Soriano in his quest to log 150 continuous hours of bell ringing to collect money in his red kettle. Pechanga provided him a warm jacket, heat lamp, chair and matched $2,000 of his $7,323.25 in kettle contributions.

Pechanga has long upheld a tradition of providing critical resources for the children and families of its community and makes essential contributions to organizations throughout the year.