Over the holiday season, Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) in Leeds and Grenville is running their Giving Tree Campaign to provide kids in need with Christmas presents.
Over the holiday season, Big Brothers Big Sisters in Leeds and Grenville is running their Giving Tree Campaign to provide kids in need with Christmas presents.The non-profit organization is a nationwide charity, but Giving Tree is unique to BBBS Leeds and Grenville.
"It really is amazing to see how our community comes together to support each other. I think that is one of the best parts of my job, is being able to have a front row seat to just all of the generosity and kindness," Heuving said. "We help a lot of young athletes so, lots of kids and we love to help any kids in need as well. So, this is one way that we can just give back to the community that way," she said.
The Giving Tree Campaign began in mid November and will wrap up on Dec, 15 so staff can distribute the presents to all of the kids.The Shopping Trends team is independent of the journalists at CTV News. We may earn a commission when you use our links to shop.
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