Family Services League

The Alameda Family Services League held their 36th annual Holiday Home Tour Dec. 8-9. Tour-goers gathered on the evening of Dec. 8th for a Candlelight Preview Celebration held at Cardinal Point. The preview, catered by Angela’s, offered live entertainment and a silent auction of gifts, services and jewelry. All money raised benefited Alameda Family Services (formerly Xanthos, Inc.) in their efforts to help the youth and families of Alameda. Photography by Jamie Andrade.

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