PALMDALE ROTARY HOSTS CHILDREN'S SHOPPING SPREE

Posted by Chuck Church on Dec 03, 2016

PALMDALE ROTARY HOSTS CHILDREN'S SHOPPING SPREE

The Rotary Club of Palmdale under the leadership of Committee Chairman David Maddock conducted its 22nd Annual Children’s Shopping Spree at the WalMart Super Center on 10th Street West in Palmdale on December 3, 2016. Veronica Jordan and her Walmart Team provided the venue for twenty under privileged children from needy families to participate in the shopping spree. The children came from the Eastside of Palmdale and were selected by Teachers from the school district. Each child was treated to an early morning breakfast at McDonalds and then escorted by a club member or volunteer throughout the store to shop for family members. At the completion of shopping the packages were all wrapped with festive holiday wrapping paper and bows for exchange at Christmas. In addition, each child was given and gift card which they could use at the time or wait until after Christmas to select a gift of their choice. As in the past, the Rotary Club established two objectives for the shoppers: To learn to budget the funds provided to them and to better understand the meaning of the holiday season in which it is more rewarding to give than to receive. Those objectives were met again with resounding success.