Our Story

Christmas in the Classroom was founded in 2004 by Maria Vazquez. It all started when Maria's daughter, an elementary school teacher, told her the heartbreaking news that the majority of her class did not celebrate Christmas because their families could not afford to. Maria was emotionally compelled to bring the joy of Christmas to these under privileged school children by providing them gifts. She started with one classroom. Today, she has reached out six school (Preschool- 5th Grade) and has handed out over 5,000 gifts.