Stephen and Ayesha Curry’s 10th Annual Christmas with the Currys, hosted by their Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation, which took place on Sunday, December 11 from 10AM-4PM PT at the Oakland Bridge Yard. This year, Each family will receive over $2,000 in gifts and resources and food items while the kids enjoy a day of fun and interaction. And courtesy from Comcast, each family will take home a laptop. Step Curry says that it’s the amazing partners that make sure the annual event is a success.
The Winter Wonderland celebrations helped 500 Oakland children and families, totaling around 2,000 individuals, this holiday season who are in need. Families were carefully selected from Eat. Learn. Play.’s program partners, which include Homies Empowerment, Black Culture Zone, East Oakland Youth Development Center, Community Education Partnerships, Oakland Athletic League and more. The Oakland community, Eat. Learn. Play. and the Currys showed up bigger and better than ever before.
“The holidays are meant to bring us all together to share in the joy and warmth of each other’s presence,” said Stephen and Ayesha Curry, Co-Founders of Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation. “We love our community and realize this time of year comes with anxiety and pressure for parents who are already doing everything they can to make ends meet. Christmas with the Currys is our way of lifting this burden for families in need throughout Oakland and ensuring they are part of a community that makes their season brighter.
With our 10th annual celebration, we created a magical winter wonderland at The Bridge Yard and invited 500 local families in need to experience a full day of festive celebrations—from decorating sugar cookies to sledding, snowball fights and meeting Mr. and Mrs. Claus. It was such a special day for Eat. Learn. Play., along with our partners and volunteers, and like previous years, one that reminded us how big an impact the gift of giving can make in one family’s life.”
Notable attendees included: Stephen Curry, Ayesha Curry, Aneel Bhusuri, Kelley James, Kristi Yamaguichi, Bret Hedican, Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus. Highlights from Christmas with the Currys include:
- 500 Oakland Families enjoying the Winter Wonderland Celebration
- Skating Rink
- Book Fair
- Snowball Play Pit
- Food Trucks
- Santa’s North Pole Photo Station
- Snow Globe Photo Booth
- Illuminated Ring Swings
- Jack and Jill Snow Hill
- Face Painting
- Snowball Target Toss
- Eat. Learn. Play. Staff & Community Volunteers
- Local Partners Assembling Holiday Donations
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 11: Guests attend Eat. Learn. Play.’s 10th Annual Christmas with the Currys Celebration at The Bridge Yard on December 11, 2022 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Noah Graham/Getty Images for Eat. Learn. Play.) OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 11: Books are seen at Eat. Learn. Play.’s 10th Annual Christmas with the Currys Celebration at The Bridge Yard on December 11, 2022 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Mike Rasay/Getty Images for Eat. Learn. Play. ) OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 11: Guests attend Eat. Learn. Play.’s 10th Annual Christmas with the Currys Celebration at The Bridge Yard on December 11, 2022 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Noah Graham/Getty Images for Eat. Learn. Play.) OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 11: Toys and gifts are seen at Eat. Learn. Play.’s 10th Annual Christmas with the Currys Celebration at The Bridge Yard on December 11, 2022 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Mike Rasay/Getty Images for Eat. Learn. Play. )
