Knox Ricksen is Santa Claus to Stonehurst Child Development Center
In December 2007 a class of approximately 20 children at Stonehurst Child Development Center wrote and decorated wish lists to Santa Claus. The wishes of the children were humble and simple while the joy and excitement experienced by us through shopping, wrapping, and delivering the children’s wishes to their classroom was overwhelming.
Not only did Knox Ricksen wholeheartedly enjoy playing Santa Claus and making the holiday season a bit brighter for these families, but we were also filled with a profound sense of gratitude and appreciation for our own families and community.
Stonehurst Child Development Center is a non-profit educational child care center composed of underprivileged community students. Stonehurst will begin a forced restructuring under the federal No Child Left Behind Act but Knox Ricksen is confident and looks forward to seeing the children at Stonehurst overcome and succeed at the challenges presented to them.
Knox Ricksen Team Members Help Build a House for Habitat For Humanity
On June 9, 2007, the team members of Knox Ricksen joined new homeowners and Habitat for Humanity in helping to build homes for low income families in Oakland.
From hanging flashing to erecting frames to using power saws, Knox Ricksen attorneys, staff, clients, friends and family labored, sweat, laughed and became covered in dust while working alongside grateful and happy new homeowners. We arrived with a sense of teamwork and left with a greater appreciation for the community in which we live and work.
Habitat for Humanity East Bay was formed in 1988 as an independent affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International. Their mission is to create successful homeownership opportunities for families with limited incomes by building sustainable housing and revitalizing neighborhoods. To date, Habitat for Humanity East Bay has completed the construction of 180 single-family homes in Alameda County and Contra Costa counties, and funded the construction of over 400 additional habitat homes in countries overseas.
For more information about the organization or volunteering, please visit www.habitateb.org.
This was the first of many construction days for Knox Ricksen and we look forward to working more with clients, friends and families.
