MESA, AZ — The holiday spirit was alive and well in East Mesa this season as Klaus Team Cares, the 501(c)(3) nonprofit supported by Klaus Team Real Estate Solutions and powered by Real Broker, wrapped up another successful year of its annual Children’s Gift Campaign. For Christmas 2025, sixty students across four local elementary schools—Canyon Rim, Augusta Ranch, Meridian, and Boulder Creek—received carefully selected and wrapped presents, thanks to the generosity of community members, real estate professionals, and nonprofit supporters.

Each child was confidentially selected by school social workers based on family need. Working closely with Klaus Team Cares, the social workers gathered each child’s wish list, clothing sizes, and favorite items while ensuring their identities remained private. That system—refined by Klaus Team Cares over more than a decade—allows families to receive meaningful support while preserving their dignity. Once the gifts are wrapped, they are delivered back to the schools, where social workers distribute them to parents, who may present them as being from themselves or from “Santa,” helping preserve the magic of Christmas morning.

This year, three of the participating schools had their students adopted by individual donors, while one school’s students were fully sponsored by Klaus Team Cares through community-supported grants. Individual donors included a mix of Klaus Team agents, past clients, and trusted industry partners. In addition to the toys and clothing purchased for the children, several families received grocery gift cards and other necessities, generously contributed by Klaus Team agents and partners. This year’s donors and supporters included local businesses such as POLAiR HVAC, Fidelity National Title, Fidelity National Home Warranty, Steve Farrington with Unity Home Loans, Pete Gray with Bell Bank, and Pete Marthaler with Housed Home Loans, alongside many others.

The campaign culminated in a joyful Wrap Party, where volunteers from the Klaus Team, Real Broker, Unity Home Loans, Fidelity National Title, and members of the East Valley community gathered to wrap and label each present with care. Volunteers shared stories of how the tradition has become part of their own family’s holiday experience. One Klaus Team member noted, “My children always pick kids close to them in age and with similar interests. They help with the shopping, and it has become a powerful tradition for our family—it’s helped shape the way they understand what giving looks like.”

Now a beloved annual tradition, the Klaus Team Cares Children’s Gift Campaign blends compassionate outreach, thoughtful organization, and community-wide generosity. It not only delivers joy to families during the holidays, but also builds a deeper culture of care and service among those who give.

Klaus Team Cares is a 501c3 nonprofit which receives the majority of its funding from donations made by both Klaus Team Real Estate Solutions and Klaus Team agents at every real estate closing, but also receives donations from the general public as well. For more information about Klaus Team Cares or to donate, visit www.klausteamcares.org.