Good afternoon Patriots!
As you all know the holidays came fast, before Christmas George hosted its second annual Shop With A Patriot on Saturday December 9th 2023 from 9am to12pm. Students and families met at Target at 9am to give TWENTY elementary kids $200 dollars to shop around and grab gifts for each family member in their household. George students made sure they did not go over budget.
The purpose of Shop With A Patriot was to help others in need and most importantly to put smiles on faces that were in need of a smile. Students that have already shopped with a Patriot loved working with the kids. “I had a great time shopping and hanging out with the kids. Getting to shop with them for their families made the experience even better along with getting to know the kids and building a bond with them. Overall an amazing and fun time”, Tori Arellano. She attended the Shop With A Patriot last year. And there are others who went shopping with a Patriot for the first time this year !!! One of those students was Frederick Scott. He was happy to share what his first experience of doing Shop With A Patriot was like, he said “I believe that we are really doing something good for the children and the families of our community so I hope that my first time experience is going to be one to remember.” George hosted this event for another year to help out and most importantly to see joy spread throughout the kids and families and hopefully we will have more to come. This event was very important for our George Washington HS community. Thank you to everyone who came and showed up!