Donations will provide toys, clothing and essential items for 511 students
SANDY, UT (December 23, 2021) – Larry H. Miller Charities donated $30,000 to the Jordan Education Foundation’s Christmas for Kids initiative. The donation, along with contributions from community members, helped provide gifts, clothing, shoes, hygiene products and other needed items for 511 middle and high school students living in the Jordan School District.
This year was unique for the program, as there were more deserving students than in years past and fewer donations. Larry H. Miller Charities committed to filling the funding gap to ensure all 511 students could participate.
School counselors, administrators and Jordan School District Education Support Services carefully selected deserving students based on extreme need and personal circumstances. The selected students shopped with volunteer chaperones at Walmart Supercenter in South Jordan to choose the items they needed most.
“The holiday season should be a time of joy and celebration for all children,” said Don Stirling, Executive Director, Miller Family Office. “We are grateful for the Jordan Education Foundation’s efforts to provide gifts and essential items to kids in need, and we are thrilled to sponsor this important initiative again this year.”
“So many young people in our middle and high schools work hard to be like all the other kids, and yet, during the holidays, they see others get the things they can only wish for,” said Mike Haynes, Executive Director, Jordan Education Foundation. “They really don’t expect much or even anything. Christmas for Kids is a time for us to show that someone cares and someone knows their worth, without making them feel like it is a handout. They are deserving of every effort we make because Christmas is for kids.”
About Larry H. Miller Charities
Formed in 1995, Larry H. Miller Charities (LHM Charities) is an employee-funded and coordinated 501(c)(3) public charity whose mission focuses on supporting programs that help women and children, especially in the areas of health and education. Financial grants are made to qualified nonprofits that are located in communities where the LHM Company portfolio companies are based. Funds are generated through LHM employee and company contributions, including the Give Us 5 program, through which employees may choose to donate $5 per month from their paychecks. Employee contributions are matched by the Miller family and remain in the state where they were donated to benefit the local community.