Eileen Fenrich Sponsor a Family Program
🎁 Spread Joy This Season
Join Georgetown’s Eileen Fenrich Sponsor-A-Family Program!
The holiday season is a time for giving, and the Georgetown community has a long tradition of coming together to support one another. Through our Eileen Fenrich Sponsor-A-Family Program, you can help make the season brighter for a Georgetown colleague and their family.
The Eileen Fenrich Sponsor-A-Family Program is entirely confidential.
No identifying information will be shared with sponsors or sponsored families.
💙 Nominate a Family
Know a colleague who could use a little extra cheer this year?
(Yes, you may also nominate your own family.)
🎄 Become a Sponsor
🌟 How It Works
🎁 There are many ways to spread Hoya holiday cheer! Please consider donating your time by joining us in the “Santa’s Workshop” to help wrap gifts and share the spirit of giving.
💝 Ways to Give
– Collect and deliver wrapped gifts or gift cards.
– Purchase gifts online & have them shipped directly to the HR collection site. They may be shipped to:
Sponsor A Family Program
Attn: Robert Whitehouse
2115 Wisconsin Ave NW
Suite 601
Washington, D.C. 20007
– Email gift cards to the Human Resources Department for distribution. You may send them to: sponsorafamily@georgetown.edu
🚗 Gift Drop-Off
Our HR team will make sure your thoughtful gifts reach each sponsored family — spreading joy, comfort, and the true spirit of the season.
Let’s come together once again to lift each other up and make this holiday season a little brighter across the Hilltop!
📌 Important Dates: 2025
Nominations begin
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November 21:
Deadline to nominate families
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December 1:
Deadline to register as a sponsor
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December 15:
Deadline for sponsors to deliver gifts to:
Sponsor A Family Program
Attn: Robert Whitehouse
2115 Wisconsin Ave NW
Suite 601
Washington, D.C. 20007
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December 17-22:
Gifts delivered
Gallery
Eileen Fenrich Sponsor-A-Family Program: Archives
We’ve curated an archive showcasing special facts and data about this extraordinary program founded by Dr. Eileen Fenrich.
2023
Total Families Supported: 452
Total Sponsors: 247 individual sponsors, 29 departments and 6 Groups
Special Note: 57 individual sponsors and 11 departments supported multiple families
Delivery Days for gifts this year: All gifts were delivered within 7 days (every gift sent by December 21st).
Total “elves” this year: 23
*Every family received food with their sponsorship*
2022
Total Families Supported: 369
Total Sponsors: 218 individual sponsors and 67 departments
Special Note: 43 individual sponsors and 22 departments supported multiple families
Delivery Days for gifts this year: All gifts were delivered within 8 days (every gift sent by December 22nd).
Total “elves” this year: 19
*Every family received food with their sponsorship*
2021
Total Families Supported: 311 families requested and gratefully received support thanks to hundreds of faculty and staff donating and volunteering.
2020
Total Families Supported: 123
“There is no better exercise for your heart than reaching down and helping to lift someone up.”
– Bernard Meltzer