Each year at Central, children
from local community agencies as well as children from our own
church family are invited to participate in the Children's Christmas
Store. They are greeted at the door and assigned their own personal
shopper (mom and dad get to wait in a special area so they can't
see what special gifts the children pick out). The children then
have their photo taken with Santa and shop for members of their
family. They pay for their gifts ($1.00 each) and then volunteers
help them box, wrap and tag them. When they finish, they join
their parents for some holiday refreshments. Everyone looks forward
to this annual multi-generational event.
Below are thumbnails of the photographs from The
Children's Christmas Store. Click to view a larger photo.