Our Founder Maria D'Angelo is on the 2021 Points of Light Inspiration Honor Roll: "Celebrating Outstanding Individuals Who Help Brighten Communities"
WOW! We are very honored: Our Founder Maria D’Angelo is on the 2021 Points of Light Inspiration Honor Roll: “Celebrating Outstanding Individuals Who Help Brighten Communities"! Read what they very kindly stated about the CLF’s contributions to service in LA County during COVID-19, and the many amazing foundations and companies who greatly helped us this year and last, RIGHT HERE on the Points of Light website, and below: (And a HUGE thank you to Nick Katsoris for nominating Maria for this great honor!)
“Maria has been working to help improve and transform the lives of underserved and homeless families in Los Angeles County since 1993, through her work founding the Children’s Lifesaving Foundation. When the COVID-19 pandemic really hit, we knew we had to do something immediate and impactful. Reaching out to some very loyal supporters and friends including the Open Hearts Foundation, the Carrie Estelle Doheny Foundation, Capital One, Rite Aid Foundation, LA Regional COVID Fund, Grindstone Entertainment, the CA Fire Foundation, Whole Foods, the Rotary Club of Santa Monica and the Venable Foundation (as well as some truly amazing family foundations and individuals) they were able to raise and distribute over $85,000 in direct funds to highly in-need families in the Vita Network and across L.A.
They also donated in-kind donations to UCLA COVID Ward nurses and conducted an extensive, festive Holiday Outreach distributing over 1,500 toys and brand new pieces of baby and children’s clothing to homeless shelters. It has been Maria’s honor to work with the Children’s Lifesaving Foundation and she is so appreciative of her fellow Points of Light nominees who have worked to make a real difference during this very crucial and challenging time.”
Nominated by Nick Katsoris
