Clinton Rotary Club delivers holiday joy
Charlotte Johnson, Joey Smith, Cindy Landon, Mark Garrett, Reginal Copeland, Kelly Johnson, Ronnie Fox, Jay Knapp, Rick Meredith, Scott Rhea, Bryan Hedden, Bill Gallaher, Michael Foster and Rex Lynch in the back row and Katherine Birkbeck, Santa Claus, Amanda Hughes and Bear Stephenson were all on hand for the Clinton Rotary Club’s Christmas with the kids.
The children received gifts and a special celebration with a chance to see Santa Claus and the Grinch.
This year, each child received a bicycle in addition to the usual party and gifts.
Kelly Johnson said the Clinton City School system’s guidance counselors, secretaries and principals work with different organizations involved in charity work and events during the holiday season. She said these staff figure which children in the school system have gotten help from these groups and which children could still need it, adding that the Clinton Rotary Club was just one of many groups pitching in to help students. She said other groups had helped students beyond just these 20.
“We are blessed by a lot of community organizations that come in and help an abundance of our children during the holiday season,” Johnson said.
“Thank you so much to everyone who made our Christmas party a success,” Rotary Club secretary Amanda Hughes said. “That was such a special event to be a part of. Thank you to everyone who volunteered their time to shop for gifts, attend the party, get bikes donated, haul bikes, arrange kids, help with crafts, get pizza, table cloths, drinks, Santa, the Grinch, etc. We could not have done it without everyone’s help.”