2020 will not stop spreading holiday cheer in our community! This year the annual Tommy Apostolos Shopping Day WILL take place just in a different way!
Tommy Apostolos Fund is a local non-profit that provides clothes to students in need in the Roseville area. Each year the organization takes over 450 children shopping for essential items (clothing, shoes, socks, etc.). Students are also provided a breakfast snack and a little treat bag. The organization also supports our kids by providing emergency kits to our schools for when kids have accidents.
We need your help this year!
1. We are collecting the items for the treat bags. These bags this year are more important than others because they will give a couple of school supplies for everyone! This will support kids both in and out of the classroom. Please feel free to use this Amazon list (CLICK HERE) to help us meet our needs. (Link: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3OJSY4Q54MN47?ref_=wl_share) You are welcome to use other vendors outside of Amazon (office supplies, Oriental Trading, Costco, Sams, etc.)- contact Michelle Hawe at michelle.hawe@saintanna.org for shipping/ pick up details.
2. Shopping Experience: Each child gets $140 to go shopping in Kohls. This year volunteers will need to sign up for a specific day and time frame in the coming weeks. Registration link will be sent out soon! Volunteers will check in and receive a child's shopping list to shop for. At the register a Tommy Apostolos Committee member who will pay for the purchase. Students and their families will be able to pick up their bag of goodies on the following Monday at the district office. Unfortunately, the kids will not be able to enjoy the shopping experience directly this year due to safety precautions with COVID-19.