Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Holiday Heroes – the season’s ultimate party benefiting underserved children throughout the Bay Area – is going virtual!
Join Holiday Heroes At Home benefitting Wender Weis Foundation for Children this season as we spark wonder. Transform your homes into holiday wonderlands with a Wonder Box and/or bring joy to an underserved family with a Be-A-Hero Box.
This year’s magical event will be held online with celebrity guests, entertainment and VIP experiences. Along with your tickets to the virtual event, attendees can receive or donate Wonder Boxes and Be-A-Hero Boxes to bring the magic of Holiday Heroes home.
Highlights from our 2019 event.
2020 Event Chairs
Emilie Lynch and Ashley Berman
Honorary Chair
Michelle Gilman Jasen
Event Details
December 10, 2019
Oracle Park
4:30 – 6 PM
VIP Reception
5:30 – 8:30 PM
Main Reception
*Weather permitting.
Our virtual event will include:
Award presentations
Athlete appearances
Entertainment
Improve kids’ lives via our Fund-a-Need
Donors receive WONDER BOXES at home
AND/OR donors may underwrite BE·A·HERO BOXES for our beneficiaries
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
San Francisco Giants
2020 Community Philanthropy Award Winner
Stephen Revetria
Giants Enterprises
Help us sponsor over 300 at-risk kids to receive Be-A-Hero Boxes!
We are offering two types of activity boxes to spark joy and entertain the entire family:
1 WONDER BOX and 2 BE·A·HERO BOX
designed for our beneficiaries, which includes everything in the Wonder Box PLUS essential items for underserved children.
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
Our goal is 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.
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
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.
