Last Weekend To Help Pick A Bulb To Help A Child

Time is running out to pick a bulb to help a child

Oskaloosa, Iowa – The last weekend to help underprivileged kids wake up with a big smile, hits it final weekend, and the need is still great.

With the current economy, nearly 200 bulbs representing a needy child in our community remains on the tree at Wal-Mart in Oskaloosa.

The Oskaloosa Police Association in conjunction with the Oskaloosa Firefighters and Mahaska County Sheriff’s Posse, along with Wal-Mart (who started the program) and Wigg’s Country Store are all sponsors of the program “to help those people who might not be able to provide gifts for their children this Christmas season,” explained Lt. Troy Boston of the Oskaloosa Police Department.

The ornaments are located on a tree at Wal-Mart and have a child’s age and gender along with clothing sizes and toy ideas.

The paper ornament serves a vital function in the process. It helps identify what child you have bought the items for. If you have chosen to buy, you would pay for the items, then walk the bag with the items over to customer service and put the ornament into the bag so those items you have carefully chosen will end up where you intended.

The list of children comes from SEIDA when parents request to be put on the list after they have been approved for assistance this winter.