Today’s Up+Adam is one of the most meaningful episodes we do all year.
This is Breaking & Entering Christmas.
Each holiday season, we quietly and anonymously select one local family who has been carrying more than their share, and we show up. Not with pity. With people. With dignity. With a community that decides to say yes.
This episode centers on the family selected this year, chosen from weeks of heartfelt nominations. The letter that nominated them is shared exactly as it was written, with names changed to protect the family. Their story reflects the reality many families face quietly every day. Three generations living in low-income field-worker housing. Grandparents sleeping on the floor so the kids can have a room. A father working long shifts, even on Christmas. A grandmother recovering from breast cancer and collecting recyclables each morning to help the family get by.
What happens next is the heart of this episode.
More than 25 people walk through the door. Movers. Volunteers. Local businesses. Media partners. Listeners. A sleeper sofa replaces the floor. A Christmas tree arrives. Presents are stacked. A broken garbage disposal gets fixed. The house breathes again.
This episode captures the sounds, moments, and emotion of a community showing up in real time. It is not about charity. It is about dignity. It is about service. It is about a Christmas this family never saw coming and the one they deserve.
With Gratitude to Our Community Partners and SupportersMeathead Movers
Libertine Brewing Company
Sinor-LaVallee Wine
North County Copy & Parcel
General Store Paso Robles
Mr Putters Mino Golf
Author Rob Vold and his wife Jenny of Uncle Banana book series
Red Oak Security
Andy’s Awesome Arcade
Spark’l Bands
Salinas River Ranch
Perfetto Cafe
SLO Town Studios
WiLD 106.1 FM
KSBY
95.3 The Beach
KPIG Radio
The Grade Country
Dimes Media Corporation
And to the listeners of Up+Adam who continue to show what community really looks like.
Thank you for being part of the 12th Annual Breaking & Entering Christmas.
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