Project Present wraps up another holiday season

Christmas was a bit brighter this year for 240 local children thanks to the city’s annual Project Present, which highlights the generosity of local businesses and city employees.

Photo provided by Michelle Halstead

Yasmin Cassini, Commerce City recreation youth coordinator, unloads some of the presents provided to 240 local children as part of the annual Project Present campaign.

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    Created by the Commerce City Parks and Recreation Department, the program benefits underprivileged children by providing them with gifts. Sponsors bought presents ranging from coats and gloves to bikes and skateboards.
    A special thank you to the sponsors who helped make this year’s Project Present a success: Colorado Rapids, Smile 4 Life Dental, Church Next Door, Reunion Dental Care, Douglass Colony Group/One Globe Renewables, Exodus Moving and Storage, Treasured Teeth Pediatric Dental Specialist, Reunion Orthodontics, Commerce City Building and Safety Division, Commerce City City Manager’s Office, Commerce City Parks and Recreation Department and Commerce City Finance Department.