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Students start holiday shopping early
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Sara White shops for holiday gifts on Dec. 9 during the Holiday Gift shop even at Dobbins Elementary.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Dominic Yurich holds onto his shopping basket while glancing across the room to see what his classmates are buying and putting into their baskets.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Derry Daily checks his shopping basket to make sure he got gifts for everyone on his list.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Grace Ayres stands at the S&T Engraving table to pick out Poland Bulldog themed gifts to give to her family.
By ALEXIS BARTOLOMUCCI
Students at Poland Dobbins Elementary had the opportunity to get some holiday shopping done on Dec. 8, 9 and 10 during their Holiday Gift Shop event.
The Dobbins PTO worked hard to put together a holiday gift shop for the students to purchase gifts for their friends and families. Many people volunteered to help out at the gift shop and make sure that everything ran smoothly.
“This is a PTO project that we set out for the kids to be able to enjoy for the holidays, to be able to buy for their family. They get excited to take items home and have them be surprises,” Lori Casey, chair of the PTO, said.
All of the gifts there, except for the table selling Poland Bulldog merchandise, cost one dollar.
S&T Engraving and Awards provided the Poland bulldog items for the holiday shop. Their table consisted of items like clothing, ornaments, pins and water bottles.
There were items for sale for everyone in the family. There was even a section for pets, which attracted a lot of the students.
Each of the classes had the opportunity to come to the holiday shop during the three days it was open. The classes came one by one and had 30 minutes to shop and buy whatever they wanted. The students grabbed baskets to fill up with different gifts. Most of the students brought a list with everyone in their family on it so they made sure not to forget a gift for anyone.
The money made from the holiday shop goes back to the PTO so they can put together more events, like this one, for the students to enjoy.