KXO RADIO - El Centro - Back to School Shopping Spree a Success

You are here : Home

Todays is : Sunday, 23 November 2008

Written by George Gale
Monday, 07 August 2006
(LOCAL KIDS GET A JUMP ON THEIR BACK TO SCHOOL NEEDS)…..THE SUNRISE OPTIMIST CLUB AND MERVYNS IN EL CENTRO HOSTED THEIR ANNUAL BACK TO SCHOOL SHOPPING SPREE FOR ABOUT 100 KIDS THIS PAST WEEKEND. THE CORPORATION HOLDS AN ANNUAL BACK TO SCHOOL GIVE AWAY, AND IN IMPERIAL VALLEY THE SUNRISE OPTIMIST CLUB HAS ADOPTED THE EVENT AS ONE OF THEIR ANNUAL ACTIVITIES. THE CLUB CHIPS IN DONATIONS TO THE STORES ALOTTED $2,500 TO ALLOW 100 KIDS TO PICK UP BACK TO SCHOOL ITEMS THEY NORMALLY COULD NOT AFFORD. THIS YEAR THE CLUB RAISED AROUND $10,000. EACH CHILD WAS ALOTTED $100 AND A CHAPERONE VOLUNTEER. THE VOLUNTEERS WERE FROM THE SUNRISE OPTIMIST CLUB, COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, PROBATION, COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES, AND FROM THE HOLTVILLE AND EL CENTRO FIRE DEPARTMENTS. LATER SATURDAY, THE COUNTY PROBATION DEPARTMENT GAVE AWAY BACKPACKS TO CHILDREN AT LAWRENCE EAGER PARK IN IMPERIAL.