The Children’s Holiday Shopping Day is an annual event. This is our 5th year and it will be bigger and better than ever. The date is Saturday, December 9th, from 12:00 to 2:00.
This is a special event for children to select gifts for family. The Nook volunteers enjoy the experience as much as the children as they witness the selflessness of young shoppers and the joy they experience at choosing that special gift. We know that mom is going to love the beautiful scarf carefully selected because it is soft like mom’s hugs, or the large mug for dad because he growls like a bear if he doesn’t get he his coffee. My favourite was the little boy who bought chopsticks for his mom because she loves soup.
On Friday evening our volunteers bring in a new selection of goods especially chosen and saved throughout the year with the children in mind. We hope that parents will talk to their children about the pleasures of giving and choosing gifts for the special people in their lives, with the intention that each child will come with a small list of the people they would like to buy gifts for.
When the children arrive, they will be met at the door by a volunteer who will help them with their choices. Parents are asked to wait outside where refreshments of hot punch, tea and coffee will provide essential fortification against the weather.
