We Have Been Busy in California and Nevada (Las Vegas)
2016 - Career Day, Project Warm, Independence Day in Las Vegas for Veterans & their families, Water Challenge (for the homeless and Fire Dept.), Memorial Weekend flags on Veterans gravesites, and community events.
2017 - Water Challenge for the homeless, 1st Annual Veterans Community Veterans Gala, our 2nd Annual Thanksgiving Dinner for Veterans & their Families. We continued the Project Warm for the homeless and food/clothing distribution as well. ACF Disaster Team began with Ladies TKO with Hurricane Harvey that hit Galveston, Texas.
2018 - Attended a Women's Leadership conference, particiapted in MLK Parade, Compton and catered law enforcement lunch, donated gifts to homeless shelter, Las Vegas branch - feeding, shoes campaign for the homeless, water challenge; Nursing Home for Veterans Ceremony, Ladies TKO received an award for Humanitarians, First Alzheimer Disease Awareness walk-a-thon, and Veterans Community Gala Awards (LATTC Roof Top).
2019: We sponsored a luncheon at the Bob Hope Patriotic Hall, Veteran's Day Parade hosted coffee, donuts, scarves and caps; Christmas gifts at a homeless shelter, food distribution in Las Vegas to homeless (they didn't want their photos taken), First ACF Disaster Team with Ladies TKO for the town of Trona (earthquake damage; food, water transported and Thanksgiving Dinner for the entire town of Trona residents). Turkey Giveaway to the SBC Sheriff Dept, Victorville (Youth Boxing Program). We continued our Project Warm (blankets to the homeless) and Water Challenge during the summer to the homeless (California and Las Vegas Nevada). Veterans Gala Community Awards in the high desert.
2020 - COVID-19 WE STOPPED ALL PROGRAMS UNTIL Health Dept and State allowed us to do a few activities. We continue precaution with masks and gloves when we distributed water and blankets for the homeless in both states. In California: we delivered food to families with leaving the items on the porch (scheduled times). In Nevada: Food was distributed as cars rolled up and groceries placed in trunks (no contact). NO EVENTS We did "Live streaming - Chef Basil & Lizet Luncheon" on Wednesdays.
2021 - NO EVENTS; But we continued to do Water Challenge, food deliveries and Project Warm. Continued to do grocery delivery. We became strong voices for Domestic Violence Awareness, Demin Day (Sexual Assault Awareness) and Alzheimer Disease.
2022 - No Event. We started to deliver blankets to veterans; coffee, donuts , scarves, blankets on Veterans Day, Water Challenge & Project Warm continued, and turkey giveaway.
2023 - No Event. We continued to deliver to lap quilt veterans, Water Challenge & Project Warm, clothes distribution, fabric fundraiser, ACF Disaster Team for the mountain cities (bad snowstorm) collaboration with different nonprofit organizations.
2024 - Continued with water challenge, food distribution to families, Project Warm, took gifts and Handcrafted Christmas Cards to CalVets Home-Barstow, met with Nevada Veterans & U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen-veteran advocate, packed the car to deliver turkey giveaway and gave testimony of my story - Domestic Violence Awareness.
2025 - Palisades Fire ACF Disaster Team with Ladies TKO - Three different sites (Food Hub in Diamond Bar (donations of snacks and water), Pasadena Civic Center (food donations) and Bob Hope Patriotic Hall (cooked food for displaced veterans, staff and volunteers), and clothes donation.
2025
Eagle Scout Annalise Estrada
Ladies TKO Donated to Support the Project
Eagle Scout Annalise Estrada
Ladies TKO Donated to Support the Project