33 Local Children Gets Free Christmas Shopping Spree

Dec. 18, 2012 - PRLog -- Tampa, FL. -- On Saturday, December 15th, Project LINK surprised thirty-three local underprivileged children by taking them on a free Christmas shopping spree at the Target store on West Waters avenue. The shopping spree was sponsored by the Glazer Family Foundation. Students purchased dolls, board games, bikes, action figures among many other  exciting toys to place under their Christmas tree.

This year's popular holiday shopping spree has given hundreds of underserved children the opportunity to select clothing, toys and gifts for their siblings, thanks to the help of Buccaneers staff, Cheerleaders, and Captain Fear, along with Project LINK volunteers and school partners.

Tina Young, executive director of Project LINK states, "I'm very honored for LINK to be accepted as one of the bay area community non-profit agencies that embarked on a great opportunity to bring holiday to cheer for children we serve."  "I over-heard many of the children telling buccaneer staff and cheerleaders, that it was one of the best days of their lives", she says.  

Project LINK is a local non-profit agency with offices in West Tampa (Just Full Service Center),  and East Tampa  (Sanchez Full Service Center), and (Kings Kid Academy of Health & Science) . Project LINK is committed to empowering children and families of the Tampa Bay community, with emphasizes on assisting students in improving grades and attitudes about school; reducing disciplinary actions; advocating parent involvement, improving mental health status for both the child and parents, while continuously developing effective ways to support programs through it corporate partnerships campaigns.

For more information about how you or your organization can become sponsors or donors to programs & services, and scholarship funds at Project LINK,  please call (813) 276.5671 or email Tina Young at tyoung@project-link.org.