Santa's Secret Shoppe at Oxford Primary
By Jeanie Peterson
Sun Contributor
OXFORD – The twenty-fourth annual “Santa’s Secret Shoppe,” held on Saturday, December 2, in the United Church of Oxford (UCO) was a flurry of excitement! This event was orchestrated by the Brisben Doers, St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, the Methodist Church, and the United Church of Oxford.
Together they organized a child’s and a separate adult’s shopping room, a refreshments room, and a bake sale room. There were three door prizes for the kids and one for the adults. Young shoppers, along with their parents, and other adults numbering well over 144, visited this unique Shoppe to do their gift buying for others –including their pets- at special kid-friendly prices!
Students came in droves, many new faces, and some came from as far away as Binghamton! There was around a 20% increase in attendance. As the children left, many had bags dragging from their purchases. They then, along with adult chaperones, were seen moving to the adult shopping room, and then the bake shop room, for more buying. Finally, for renewed energy they enjoyed cookies and drink.
The children’s door prize winners were Aidan Baker (3rd grade) and Lucas Dye (18 mos) who won Star Wars Lego and City Lego; and Isabella Macumber (1st grade) won a plush teddy bear. The adult door prize winner was Leslie Lucas who won a gift basket of snack goodies.
An event as large as this depends on many wonderful donations and on the many hands that make it work. The volunteers and especially the young adults are highly commended for their contributions. Behind the scenes, there were some very willing Oxford Academy Middle School students who assisted in transporting merchandise to the shopping area for set-up. (Some came back to shop too.) It’s especially worth noting how very polite and respectful the middle schoolers all were.
The churches give a big thank you to everyone who came to make it such a delightful and successful time this year. The income the Shoppe generated will be used for “mission outreach” through the organizations involved.
For the kids who start saving ahead in their piggy banks, mark your calendars now. The next Santa’s Secret Shoppe will be on Saturday, December 1, 2018, from 9-12, at the United Church of Oxford’s Fort Hill Building. Contact the UCO office at 843-5195 if you’d like to donate or help with next year’s event.
(L-R) Aidan Baker (3rd grade), Lucas Dye (18 mos), and Isabella Macumber (1stgrade) were the children’s door prize winners at the UCO’s Santa’s Secret Shoppe who posed in Oxford Academy Primary School. (Photo by Jeanie Petersen)
Sun Contributor
OXFORD – The twenty-fourth annual “Santa’s Secret Shoppe,” held on Saturday, December 2, in the United Church of Oxford (UCO) was a flurry of excitement! This event was orchestrated by the Brisben Doers, St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, the Methodist Church, and the United Church of Oxford.
Together they organized a child’s and a separate adult’s shopping room, a refreshments room, and a bake sale room. There were three door prizes for the kids and one for the adults. Young shoppers, along with their parents, and other adults numbering well over 144, visited this unique Shoppe to do their gift buying for others –including their pets- at special kid-friendly prices!
Students came in droves, many new faces, and some came from as far away as Binghamton! There was around a 20% increase in attendance. As the children left, many had bags dragging from their purchases. They then, along with adult chaperones, were seen moving to the adult shopping room, and then the bake shop room, for more buying. Finally, for renewed energy they enjoyed cookies and drink.
The children’s door prize winners were Aidan Baker (3rd grade) and Lucas Dye (18 mos) who won Star Wars Lego and City Lego; and Isabella Macumber (1st grade) won a plush teddy bear. The adult door prize winner was Leslie Lucas who won a gift basket of snack goodies.
An event as large as this depends on many wonderful donations and on the many hands that make it work. The volunteers and especially the young adults are highly commended for their contributions. Behind the scenes, there were some very willing Oxford Academy Middle School students who assisted in transporting merchandise to the shopping area for set-up. (Some came back to shop too.) It’s especially worth noting how very polite and respectful the middle schoolers all were.
The churches give a big thank you to everyone who came to make it such a delightful and successful time this year. The income the Shoppe generated will be used for “mission outreach” through the organizations involved.
For the kids who start saving ahead in their piggy banks, mark your calendars now. The next Santa’s Secret Shoppe will be on Saturday, December 1, 2018, from 9-12, at the United Church of Oxford’s Fort Hill Building. Contact the UCO office at 843-5195 if you’d like to donate or help with next year’s event.
(L-R) Aidan Baker (3rd grade), Lucas Dye (18 mos), and Isabella Macumber (1stgrade) were the children’s door prize winners at the UCO’s Santa’s Secret Shoppe who posed in Oxford Academy Primary School. (Photo by Jeanie Petersen)
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