Elves were busy Tuesday night filling shoeboxes and wrapping them at Malicki’s Piggly Wiggly, 5201 Washington Avenue, for the 2014 Santa in a Shoebox program.
The total number of boxed donated and delivered won’t be known until the end of the week. Based on the number of boxes in the front of the store and hidden in a back room, it’s probably safe to say the Racine-area broke the 2013 record of 800 boxes.
Santa in a Shoebox elves begin delivering packages Wednesday to kids of all ages – adults included!
Officer Brian stopped by Santa in a Shoebox Tuesday to pick up some gifts for some of the kids who live in the neighborhood around the 16th Street COP house. Photo credit: Heather Asiyanbi
Necessities and fun items alike are placed in a shoebox for the 2014 Santa in a Shoebox program. Photo credit: Heather Asiyanbi
The wrapping station Tuesday at Piggly Wiggly Washington Avenue was busy so deliveries for Santa in a Shoebox can begin Wednesday. Photo credit: Heather Asiyanbi
Santa in a Shoebox Racine Founder Diana Anderson Higgenbottom (left) chooses items from one of several totes filled with goodies. Photo credit: Heather Asiyanbi
Beth David puts the finishing touch on a gift box for Santa in a Shoebox. Photo credit: Heather Asiyanbi
Piggly Wiggly employees and volunteers Tuesday created gift boxes and wrapped them for Santa in a Shoebox. Photo credit: Heather Asiyanbi