Local group holds holiday give-away
Santa and one of his helpers helped spread cheer at the give-away event held Dec. 21 at Rick's in Moses Lake.
JEANNIE AUSTIN/COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD
The admins of Moms Helping Moms of Grant County WA pose for a photo during the groups recent gift give-away. From left to right: Jeannie Austin, Stephanie Blaueret, Ryan Hawn and Sarah Kluge.
Parents had the opportunity to "shop" through donated gifts and wrap them on the spot during the gift give-away at Rick's. Moms Helping Moms of Grant County WA had done the gift drive with locals donating gifts. The goal for the year was to provide gifts for more than 500 youngsters.
The give-away had a bit of a queue Sunday as parents showed up to get a little help making sure their children had a good Christmas.
MOSES LAKE — Moms Helping Moms of Grant County – a Facebook group that has grown to include parents of both sexes and people of all ages – held a Christmas give-away event at Rick’s in Moses Lake last week.
“People lined up all the way down the street,” said Jeannie Austin, co-founder of the group.
Austin, with the help of fellow group admins Stephanie Blaueret, Ryan Hawn, Sarah Kluge, Stacey Daniels and Desiree George held the distribution for the group’s toy Drive at Rick’s in Moses Lake. Austin said the group was able to fill a 32-foot trailer with toys donated by the community over the past several weeks at participating locations in Moses Lake, Ephrata and Othello.
Austin said she and the other admins appreciated the community’s support as they worked to support about 500 children from around the Columbia Basin during Christmas.
For more information on the group, which helps one another out throughout the year, visit https://bit.ly/MOMSHLPMOMS.
Editor's Note: Jeannie Austin is the Advertising Director at the Columbia Basin Herald.
The admins of Moms Helping Moms of Grant County WA pose for a photo during the groups recent gift give-away. From left to right: Jeannie Austin, Stephanie Blaueret, Ryan Hawn and Sarah Kluge.
Parents had the opportunity to "shop" through donated gifts and wrap them on the spot during the gift give-away at Rick's. Moms Helping Moms of Grant County WA had done the gift drive with locals donating gifts. The goal for the year was to provide gifts for more than 500 youngsters.
The give-away had a bit of a queue Sunday as parents showed up to get a little help making sure their children had a good Christmas.