PALMDALE ROTARY HOSTS CHILDREN'S SHOPPING SPREE

Posted by Chuck Church on Dec 04, 2017

PALMDALE ROTARY HOSTS CHILDREN’S SHOPPING SPREE

The Rotary Club of Palmdale under the leadership of Committee Chairman David Maddock conducted its 23rd Annual Children’s Shopping Spree at the Walmart Super Center on 10th Street West in Palmdale on December 2, 2017. The Walmart Team provided the venue for twenty-four under privileged children from needy families to participate in the shopping spree. The children came from several local elementary schools. The students were selected by teachers from the local school districts and other youth leaders. Each child was treated to an early morning breakfast at McDonalds inside the store. Next came a surprise visit from Santa Claus to hear the children's wishes. After pictures with Santa, the children were escorted by a Palmdale Rotary Club Member, a Knight High School Interact Club Member or a volunteer adult to shop throughout the store for gifts for their family members. At the completion of shopping the packages were all wrapped with bright and festive holiday wrapping paper and bows for exchange with family members 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 always, the Rotary Club of Palmdale 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 joyous success.