From Nov. 4 to
Dec. 6 the Department of Leadership Initiatives is partnering with the Boys
& Girls Club of Walker County to spread holiday cheer to kids within the
community.
Each year Leadership
Initiatives puts on a service program called the “Tree of Hope” and adopts 10 anonymous
children who provided their Christmas wish list to the Boys & Girls Club. They
put each gift on an ornament that goes on a tree in their office.
Sam Houston State
University students, faculty and staff can stop by the Leadership Initiatives
office located in Suite 326 of the Lowman Student Center and select a gift off the
tree to purchase and donate to help fulfill a child’s holiday wish.
“This program is
special because everything is done anonymously,” Leadership Initiatives Program
Specialist Emily Snider said. “The children do not know that our office
receives their wish list, and the Boys & Girls Club will not know who gave
what.”
Children were
asked to provide their sizes for clothes, shoes and socks, as well as four
other toys, books or games that they would like.
“Sprits are high
this time of year and it is always nice to see how giving back to someone else brings
joy to everyone involved,” Snider said.
To participate,
stop by the Leadership Initiatives office in the LSC to pick an ornament. For
more information on how to get involved, contact the Leadership Initiatives office
at [email protected] or
call (936) 294-3000.