{"id":26673,"date":"2012-12-10T23:53:40","date_gmt":"2012-12-11T07:53:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.57.196.122\/~gdatwofo\/theavtimes\/?p=26673"},"modified":"2012-12-12T15:54:02","modified_gmt":"2012-12-12T23:54:02","slug":"chp-spreads-holiday-cheer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2012\/12\/10\/chp-spreads-holiday-cheer\/","title":{"rendered":"CHP spreads holiday cheer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Miss Antelope Valley Shannon Gonzales looks on as Santa provides a present for a child during CHP’s annual Domestic Violence Dinner.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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CHP officers cooked a holiday dinner for Valley Oasis Shelter residents.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LANCASTER \u2013 Off-duty California Highway Patrol officers, their spouses, and volunteers worked together to provide some much-needed holiday cheer for nearly 30 local families Monday night.<\/p>\n

The group served up a delicious, home-cooked holiday meal to 28 adults and 56 children, staying at the Valley Oasis Shelter, as part of the CHP\u2019s annual Domestic Violence Dinner.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery year our officers look forward to doing this, to giving these families just a momentary relief from what they might be going through at the moment,\u201d said CHP Captain Steve Urrea.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey got out of a bad situation, now they\u2019re on their way to getting on their feet, so we want to put some smiles on their faces and give these people hope,\u201d said CHP Officer Gil Hernandez.<\/p>\n

Officers, their spouses and volunteers cooked many of the dishes in the meal, which included turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, yams, green beans, macaroni and cheese, and salad.<\/p>\n

Miss Antelope Valley Shannon Gonzales and Junior Miss Antelope Valley Tori Gonzales also attended the event and led the children in a sing-along of Jingle Bell.<\/p>\n

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More than 75 domestic violence victims attended the event.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

During the sing-along, the children received a surprise visit from the North Pole. Santa Claus handed out gifts to all the good boys and girls, as well as their parents.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome of the toys are donated from the CHiPS for Kids program,\u201d said Hernandez. \u201cAnd Sam\u2019s Club has partnered with us to give presents to both the adults and the children.\u201d<\/p>\n

A Valley Oasis Shelter resident who attended the event said she hadn\u2019t seen her 8-year-old son this happy in a very long time.<\/p>\n

\u201dMy son has been through so much, but tonight he is eating and laughing and he\u2019s all excited,\u201d the woman said. \u201cJust to see that little light in his eyes again means so much to me, I\u2019m just in awe.\u201d<\/p>\n

Representatives from the Los Angeles County District Attorney\u2019s Specials Victims Unit also attended the event to provide support for the families.<\/p>\n

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