DENVER - Santa ditched his sleigh for a yellow Bell 407 helicopter this weekend to help underprivileged kids with holiday gifts.
Early Saturday morning, dozens of local children gathered at the Glendale Target parking lot, eagerly awaiting the arrival of Santa. This Santa was different than most you find in a local mall because he piloted a chopper and made a perfect landing in front of the children.
Local charity, Denver Active 20/30, has made it a tradition to bring Santa and his helicopter to Target for a day of gift giving and shopping. The kids were all given a goodie bag of toys and a snow sled to take home and enjoy. Once the gifts were given out, the kids went inside Target to shop for $50 worth of gifts for their families. The kids had to keep track of totals for purchases and then had to wrap their own presents. Each child was accompanied by a volunteer from Denver Active 20/30 who helped shop, wrap and see that the kids had a good time.
Denver Active 20/30 raised the money for this project by holding their annual Christmas for Kids Fashion show. Denver Active 20/30 is a philanthropic fundraising organization dedicated to raising money to help at-risk and disadvantaged children in the Denver area and throughout Colorado.
You can learn more about Denver Active 20/30 by visiting their website at www.da2030.com.
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