Wender Weis Foundation for Children to Host 14th Annual Heroes Event, 'Holiday Heroes' at AT&T Park, December 7

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Holiday revelers of all ages are in store for a festive evening of fun and excitement when the Wender Weis Foundation for Children (WWFC) transforms dazzling AT&T Park into the season's ultimate holiday party benefiting children in need.  

Formerly Halloween Heroes, the 2nd annual "Holiday Heroes" takes place on Tuesday, December 7th.  Proceeds from this special evening will benefit the Junior Giants Baseball Program, Always Dream Foundation, Raphael House, Ronald McDonald House of San Francisco, and the San Francisco Child Abuse Prevention Center.  WWFC will work with each beneficiary to sponsor and provide transportation for 200 underprivileged children and their families to attend the event.

Celebrity Chairs U.S. Olympian Kristi Yamaguchi and her husband, NFL Hockey Great, Bret Hedican, and U.S. Olympian Brandi Chastain join Patricia Ferrin Loucks and Charles Loucks and Carla Zuber and Christopher Zuber again as event co-chairs.  Local sports celebrities from the San Francisco 49ers, Oakland Raiders, and San Francisco Giants, to be announced soon, will also join in the festivities.  Susan Solinsky Duryea and Paul Duryea and Lori Puccinelli Stern and Peter Stern will return as Honorary Chairs.  Additionally, expect to see some of your favorite team mascots, costumed characters, and 49ers Goldrush cheerleaders.

The festive evening kicks off at 4:30 PM with a private VIP reception in the Giants Clubhouse for WWFC's most generous contributors with the opportunity to meet and mingle with Bay Area sports stars.

At 5:30 PM, the doors open for the main event on the Club Level offering classic holiday fun for all including rare access to the SF Giants dugout and batting tunnels, ballpark fare & drinks, kids' activities, a photo booth, video games courtesy of Arcade Party, and a fabulous silent auction, featuring over 100 items.

Media sponsorships provided by 7x7 Magazine, KGO-TV, and Red Carpet Bay Area.  For tickets, call (650) 321.4142, email Amy Wender-Hoch at [email protected] or visit www.holidayheroes.org.

ABOUT THE WENDER WEIS FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN

The Wender Weis Foundation for Children (WWFC), founded in 1994 by then 23-year-old Stanford University and Northwestern (Kellogg) MBA graduate Amy Wender-Hoch, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to assisting at-risk children to develop self-esteem, confidence and a sense of camaraderie.  WWFC partners with organizations that address the emotional and psychological needs of children in crisis as well as their physical needs for shelter and care.  WWFC raises funds and awareness for these groups through its annual Halloween Heroes and Holiday Heroes fundraising events.

The WWFC hosted their "Halloween Heroes" event annually in the Bay Area from 1996 until 2008.  In 2009, they decided to shift the focus to the holidays by replacing their Halloween Heroes event with Holiday Heroes.    

SOURCE Wender Weis Foundation for Children