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Buy Greenery and Support Toys For Local Children Program

The kids helping kids program is now in its 28th year.

 

Toys For Local Children is a 28-year-old program that has established a tradition of kids helping kids.

Swampscott school kids — from all the district schools — chip in to make sure area kids who might not otherwise receive holiday gifts receive them.

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It was started in 1984 by teacher Allen Shapiro who wanted to make sure no local child went without a gift.

Cathy Kalpin of Clarke School says it is a unique service program in that every school in the district contributes to it.

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Swampscott High School students typically get the holiday program rolling by shopping for gifts, selecting them for children and wrapping them.

The children are excited to receive a small doll or a card game, she said.

Many of the children that the program helps live in Lynn, and a sizable number also live in Swampscott.

Help goes out to around 1,000 kids.

The program accept donations from local citizens or businesses, and it has just started its first fundraising effort by selling holiday greenery.  

The order form is below:

TOYS FOR LOCAL CHILDREN
HOLIDAY GREENERY FUNDRAISER

 

Toys for Local Children is selling a variety of high quality holiday greenery to raise funds for their effort to help local families in need during the holiday season.  Your support would be greatly appreciated and 100% of the proceeds will go directly to help children celebrate this holiday season.  Give the completed order form to any TLC member and make checks payable to TLC.  You may pick up your order at Swampscott Middle School on Wednesday, December 5h between 3-6p.m.

Any questions contact Cathy Kalpin at: kalpin@swampscott.k12.ma.us.

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                                                       T.L.C.

 

Name:_______________________________________________________

 

Phone:__________________________      Email:_____________________

 

 

ITEM

Price

Number      Ordered

Bow/Ribbon

Color (see below)

TOTAL

14 inch green wreath

w/ choice of bow

$15.00

 

 

 

16 inch green wreath

w/ choice of bow

$18.00

 

 

 

18 inch holiday swag

w/ berries

$14.00

 

 

 

Kissing balls w/ choice

of ribbon

$25.00

 

 

 

24 inch Boxwood Tree

(undecorated)

$28.00

 

 

 

6 inch Poinsettia

$12.00

 

Red or White

 (circle one)

 

8 inch Poinsettia

$20.00

 

Red or White

 (circle one)

 

10 inch Poinsettia

$25.00

 

Red or White

 (circle one)

 

TOTAL ORDER

 

 

 

 

** Bow/ Ribbon Color Choices: 

    RED    RED AND GOLD    SILVER    GOLD    PLAID    BURGUNDY

 

Orders must be placed by Friday, November 30th, 2012. Thanks for your support!  We’ll see you at SMS on Wednesday, Dec. 5th!

 

 


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