Children's Holiday Party
Soroptimist International of Garden City hosts a free, annual Children's Holiday Party for all Garden City kids through age 12. Our community members are always very generous, and their contributions let us spread holiday cheer to about 275 Garden City children each year, many of whom live below the poverty level. We provide a carefree, fun and safe afternoon to these kids who may otherwise go entirely without this holiday season. Every child in attendance receives a gift bag. It's a delight and a privilege to host this event year after year. The joy on the faces of these kids says it all.
The 2009 Children's Holiday Party was a big success! Thank you to the Boys and Girls Club for opening their facility to us, and thank you to all of our community members for their great donations. Lots of people pitched in to make this event happen, and it was worth the effort... Check out all the smiles below.
Enjoy these photos from the 2009 party.
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Santa Claus (and Mrs. Claus) visited with the kids.
The yo-yo demonstration had the kids' attention. These guys had some cool tricks!
The Little Feet Taekwondo Karate Dojo did kata and block-breaking demonstrations. Volunteers from the audience got to try out some moves too.
This hula-hoop show was pretty impressive! How does she do that?
Everybody who played the games got prizes. Thank you to the folks from the Garden City Police volunteer organization for helping out!
Volunteers from the community created balloon sculptures for the kids. Thank you to our balloon volunteers!
Crafty kids worked on art projects.
Treats for everybody in the kitchen.
The Garden City Police were on hand, introducing the kids to their four-footed co-worker, Spencer.
Every child receives a gift bag. This year, the gifts included yo-yos so the kids could try their hand at some of the tricks they saw.
Karaoke was a big hit as usual!
Letters to Santa. We took photos of a couple of our favorites before we passed them on to the post office for delivery to the North Pole.
Face painting
The Ada County Fire Fighters came down to play basketball with the kids.
Thanks again to everyone who had a part in putting on such a fun event for these kids!
Photos from previous years: 2008, 2007
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