At last year's event, Olivia Walker and Darcell Walker greeted students arriving early Saturday morning for the Annual West Seattle Rotary Club Holiday Shopping Spree. The event helps children with warm coats, shoes, and clothing. The event will start early on Saturday morning, Dec. 3.
Rotarians, and volunteers will gather at the Starbucks Center in SODO early on Saturday morning, Dec. 3 to come to the aid of economically disadvantaged children from area elementary schools in the 38th Annual West Seattle Rotary Club Children's Shopping Spree.
The program pairs a child with an adult and everyone gets breakfast at the Mezza cafe in Starbucks Center, whose workers volunteer their time.
100 children are fitted for shoes, coats and clothing during the event.
Every year The Rotary Club of West Seattle alternates between all of the elementary schools in West Seattle.
The children are chosen by family support workers who look for children who are in need. Each child is given a warm winter jacket and socks (prior to the shopping spree) and a gift certificate for Sears and coupled with a 10% discount the store provides they make the dollars stretch as far as possible to purchase clothing. The purchases made are clothing and shoes only.
For more information or to make a donation visit the Rotary Club page here or download the donation flyer at the link above.
