Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Holiday Heroes was full of surprises this past season – Our guests were virtually delighted!
We celebrated this season of giving with an event that brought the joy of the holidays to your home, and to hundreds of other Bay Area children and their families who need a little help to make this season magical.
Guests joined Holiday Heroes virtually inside Oracle Park to share a sleigh full of magical events and activities. We all gather ‘round our Holiday Heroes Wonder Boxes and tuned in to the season’s ultimate (and coziest) party!
When: Tuesday, December 8, 2020 @ 5pm*
Where: There’s no place like home for the holidays
Attire: Fuzzy slippers and your favorite kerchief and cap
Who: Kids from one to ninety-two+
Why: To make spirits bright while raising funds for at-risk children and their families
Did your Wonder Box arrive?
Please try to contain your excitement, and wait until our virtual event on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at 5pm* to open your box. We will be sending an email to you with a link to the event!
If you would like to share that feeling of joy, consider donating a Be-A-Hero Box which will deliver festive crafts and goodies to an underserved child PLUS the box includes essential items that will make the holiday season brighter for their entire family.
We presented our 2020 Inspiration Award to Forever San Francisco Giants Pablo “The Panda” Sandoval. And our 2020 Community Philanthropy Award to Stephen Revetria of Giants Enterprises.
Holiday Heroes festivities included:
- A sneak peek at Oracle Park’s hidden mysteries
- Guaranteed visions of sugarplums with a bedtime story read by a celebrity athlete
- A dazzling dance-off between Lou Seal and Sourdough Sam to crown the official Holiday Hero Mascot 2020
- VIP (Very Inspirational Person) experiences
- *Many more seasonal surprises!
So how do you get in on the festive fun of Holiday Heroes at Home?
You can experience the magic of Holiday Heroes at Home with your own Wonder Box (one per child). And you will also have the chance to to donate Be-A-Hero Box(es) to a child/family in need so they can share in the magic this holiday season.
Each magical box will be stuffed like a stocking with goodies and games, so get ready to unwrap some holiday spirit!
- Trim a jolly batch of sparkling holiday cookies
- Let it snow with all yule need to build a glimmering snow globe
- Be your own holiday Houdini as you master a merry magic trick
- Fa la la la your way through karaoke with a dazzling microphone
- Make faces merry and bright with a deluxe face-painting kit
- Step into Santa’s workshop and build a beary adorable toy
*Donated Be a Hero boxes will also contain essential items and gift cards to make the season bright for underserved children and their families.
Gift your family a magical night with the added fun of a Wonder Box
Send a Be-A-Hero Box to an at-risk child
Get sponsorship level information with fun benefits
Help underserved children this holiday season
2020 Inspiration Award
Pablo Sandoval
Forever San Francisco Giants
2020 Community Philanthropy Award Recipient
Stephen Revetria
Giants Enterprises
Highlights from our 2019 event.
2020 Event Chairs
Emilie Lynch and Ashley Berman
Honorary Chair
Michelle Gilman Jasen
Celebrity Heroes
Jennifer Azzi
Olympic Gold Medalist
Dennis Brown
SF 49ers Alumnus
Joe Cannon
San Jose Earthquakes Alumnus
Amy Gutierrez
NBC Sports Bay Area
Eric Heitmann
SF 49ers Alumnus
Kelechi Osemele
Oakland Raiders
Alexis Pence
YouTube personality
Hunter Pence
MLB Outfielder
Kristen Sze
ABC7-tv, San Francisco
Khari Stephenson
San Jose Earthquakes Alumnus
Solomon Thomas
San Francisco 49ers
Ricky Watters
San Francisco 49ers Alumnus
Ian Williams
San Francisco 49ers Alumnus, NBC Sports Bay Area
Chris Wondolowski
San Jose Earthquakes
Our Impact
1,500+ attendees enjoyed our live event at the ballpark—including prominent community members, families, business leaders and athletes. In addition, more than 500 underserved children and their families are able to enjoy this delightful holiday experience annually.
50,000+ Underserved children supported through our beneficiaries
5,500+ Underserved children attending Holiday Heroes
$4.5 million Donated to our beneficiaries, and into the community
600 Athletes & celebrities donating their time over the years
A Partial List of Beneficiaries
Edgewood Center for Families & Children
Family House
Junior Giants
Play Marin
Project Glimmer
Raphael House
There With Care
We believe all kids deserve a chance to just be kids. We encourage youth to laugh hard, grow tall, and dream big through access to sports, after school programs, health care services, and exceptional experiences.
Our goal was to send 300 BE·A·HERO BOXES to underserved children—and to raise spirits, while we raise funds!
Holiday Heroes is a long standing smile-filled and magical experience for children and adults.
This year, we’re bringing holiday joy into your home to raise critically-needed funds for children and their families who are in crisis.
Musical Performances
Wonder Bread Five
Ricky Watters, Jr
Special holiday visitors
Clo the Cow, Clover Stornetta
Holiday Bear
Juggling Elf
Golden State Warriors Dance Team Members
Lou Seal, San Francisco Giants
Q, San Jose Earthquakes
San Francisco 49ers GoldRush Cheerleaders
Stomper, Oakland Athletics
Inspiration Award
Alexis & Hunter Pence
Information on why we picked them and how excited we are. They are so amazing. Information on why we picked them and how excited we are. They are so amazing. Information on why we picked them and how excited we are. They are so amazing.
Presented by Level Construction Supply with Tiffany & Co.
Inspiration Award
Alexis & Hunter Pence
Information on why we picked them and how excited we are. They are so amazing. Information on why we picked them and how excited we are. They are so amazing. Information on why we picked them and how excited we are. They are so amazing.
Presented by Level Construction Supply with Tiffany & Co.
