{"id":359809,"date":"2025-11-06T12:50:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T12:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/359809\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T12:50:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T12:50:15","slug":"the-25th-year-of-abc15-arizonas-operation-santa-claus-kicks-off-november-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/359809\/","title":{"rendered":"The 25th year of ABC15 Arizona\u2019s Operation Santa Claus kicks off November 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PHOENIX \u2014 ABC15 Arizona, Sanderson Ford and Sanderson Lincoln are joining forces with the Valley community to launch the 25th annual <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc15.com\/santa\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Operation Santa Claus<\/a> charity drive. <\/p>\n<p>This beloved Arizona tradition continues its mission of brightening the holidays for local families in need through donations of packaged food, unwrapped toys, children&#8217;s clothes and monetary contributions.<\/p>\n<p>The campaign runs from November 06 through December 17, with multiple ways for the community to contribute:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"rte2-style-ul\">\n<li>Visit donation drop-off locations across the Valley, including Sanderson Ford, Sanderson Lincoln, participating U-Haul locations and ABC15 Arizona Studios<\/li>\n<li>Make a secure donation online at <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.givetotheclaus.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">GiveToTheClaus.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Tune in and follow ABC15 Arizona on December 3 for Claus-a-Thon Day. Throughout the day, ABC15 Arizona will promote the need for donations on all its platforms. The station will also have a festive donation phone bank from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Donors contributing $5 or more will be entered into weekly drawings for a chance to win a new Ford F-150 Super Crew truck or Lincoln Corsair, with 15 finalists each receiving a $100 Visa gift card.<\/p>\n<p>Benefiting charities are:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"rte2-style-ul\">\n<li>Military Assistance Mission (MAM)<\/li>\n<li>Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center (SARRC)<\/li>\n<li>Special Olympics Arizona<\/li>\n<li>St. Mary&#8217;s Food Bank<\/li>\n<li>New Life Center<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The campaign kicks off on November 6 with a Certificate of Commendation from the United States House of Representatives honoring Operation Santa Claus for 25 years of Service to Arizona.<\/p>\n<p>The campaign will culminate with a live vehicle giveaway on ABC15\u2019s Sonoran Living on December 19 at 9 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>ABC15 Arizona and Sanderson Ford, Sanderson Lincoln and Lincoln Boutique are partnering with select U-Haul locations, iHeartMedia, Bonneville Media and Hubbard radio for this year\u2019s drive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOperation Santa Claus embodies the spirit of giving that defines our community,\u201d said Anita Helt, vice president and regional general manager at ABC15 Arizona. \u201cAs we mark 25 years, we thank our viewers for consistently stepping up to ensure every child experiences the joy of the holiday season. Their generosity \u2014 together with the efforts of local partners and volunteers \u2014 has made this milestone possible, and we\u2019re proud to continue this tradition of helping our neighbors in need.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWow, this year is the 25th\u202fanniversary of Operation Santa Claus! I\u2019m so proud of our employees, partners and our community for working together and building Operation Santa Claus bigger and better every year,\u201d said David Kimmerle, president of Sanderson Ford and Sanderson Lincoln. \u201cThis year, the need is even greater. Thousands of families throughout the Valley are counting on us. I really believe the community can and will come together to raise the bar one more time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Visit <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.givetotheclaus.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">GiveToTheClaus.com<\/a> for complete details and donation information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PHOENIX \u2014 ABC15 Arizona, Sanderson Ford and Sanderson Lincoln are joining forces with the Valley community to launch&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":359810,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5131],"tags":[5229,5643,1587,1589,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-359809","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-phoenix","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-arizona","10":"tag-az","11":"tag-phoenix","12":"tag-united-states","13":"tag-united-states-of-america","14":"tag-unitedstates","15":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","16":"tag-us","17":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115502843497714570","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359809","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=359809"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/359809\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/359810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=359809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=359809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=359809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}