(Riverside, Calif.)� "Story Time With Santa" at the Annual Festival of Trees in Riverside, Calif., gives hundreds of children the opportunity to ring in the Christmas season. Sponsored and staffed again this year by Altura Credit Union, Story Time is part of a four-day festival that raises funds for Riverside County Regional Medical Centers pediatric units.
Altura employees filled goodie bags for about 500 children who attended the free Story Time event. Alturas elves also coordinated a coloring contest, craft activities and a chance for one-on-one time with the jolly fellow.
Alturas elves included: Dean Mayorga, Cinthy Howard, Michelle Gardner, Veronica Vergne, Sevan Yakinian, Yvette Avila, Deatricia Chambers,Carlos Loza, Sonia Gil, Nallely Chavez, Amy Burns, Jeannette Reyes, Ileana Ulloa, Tara Morlett, Robert Whitton III, Flor Flores, and Hemet student Karissa Esparza who volunteered.
Donated and decorated Christmas Trees are a key fundraising element of the festival. Each of the 54 trees, which feature an individual theme, are displayed during the festival and purchased by sponsors with proceeds benefitting the medical center. More than 30,000 people visit the festival annually, raising nearly $500,000.
Alturas donated tree this year featured a Military theme. The tree was purchased by Riverside County Supervisor Marion Ashleys office.� The Altura design and decorating team included Altura employees Tanya Price, Tina Covington, Sonia Gil, Veronica Vergne, Yvette Avila, Ileana Ulloa, Cherryl Benjamin, Karina Cocoletzi, PamCuthbertson, Carlos Loza, Kara Adams, Fabian Vidal, Shilo Vigil, Denise Hunt, Maria Caparas, Sandra Worthan, Cinthy Howard and volunteer Hemet student Karissa Esparza.
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Altura Credit Union donated and decorated a Christmas Tree with a Military theme to this years Festival of Trees in Riverside, Calif., to raise funds for Riverside County Regional Medical Centers pediatric units.
Altura Credit Union is very proud of its 58 years of service to Members in the Inland Empire.� Altura Credit Union now serves 118,000 Members, has nearly $1.15 billion in total assets and operates 14 branch offices in Riverside County.� Membership is open to anyone who lives, works, worships or attends school in Riverside and San Diego counties, selected cities in San Bernardino and Orange counties, as well as U.S. Military, U.S. Government and Civilian employees working at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside County, and retirees of the United States Armed Forces. �Altura is a past-recipient of the California Award for Performance Excellence (CAPE), the states equivalent of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.�� For more information on Altura, visit www.alturacu.com, or call 1-888-883-7228.
