A gift from your heart and your history!
Dalbir: Although interested in being an astronaut, he brought a sanitation engineer truck.
Mary Lou: As kids they always had books, her kids are readers, and her grandson is, too. Books are a great escape and teenagers need escape, so she got the latest teen books from Kidsbooks, mostly graphic novels.
Larry: He always buys Barbies, but this year brought a boy toy, a racing car.
Chris P.: Growing up, they didn’t have actual presents, so she brought a Fisher Price thing that talks, heard that Die Hard is a Christmas move, so brought Die Hard Lego, and a Kids against Maturity game.
Judy: Many grandkids, so many presents, she went with their ideas and brought a garbage truck, a set of transformers, a book for toddlers, makeup for the girls, some craft beads, a cozy blanket in a bag and a Starbucks gift card. Definitely something for everyone!
Sam: Usually Justin shops, but couldn’t this year, so Sam was instructed to find the orange Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, which wasn’t easy and required multi-store shopping, but he managed to find a Michelangelo remote control car. Sam’s choices were Bop It and the Bananagrams tile word game.
Bill: In a large family, they often played Monopoly, although his sister always won, so he brought it today. Shelley is into ‘paint by numbers’, so he brought that too!
Kal: As he likes trucks and tractors, that’s what he brought.
Peter: With no time to shop, he gave a cheque to Bobby, the consummate shopper.
Marg: Growing up they never owned a book but were allowed to go to library for two books at a time and would walk home reading - her sister would have finished the book by the time she got home. So, Marg brought teen books, for girls and boys.
Debbie M.: When she came to Canada, they brought no toys and the first thing she wanted was a bike, and she still remembers being thrilled with her first bike. So, Debbie brought a boy and a girl bike, fully decorated!
Peachy: As she was busy, today she gave cash to Bobby.
Chris M.: She has always loved teddy bears and remembers her first bear, her mother’s, which she placed on the back of the trailer as they were cleaning up from camping. They drove off, and Tommy was left behind. Her dad refused to drive all the way back to the campsite and she and her mother cried and cried and didn’t speak to him for a long time! She received Tommy Two and still has him, along with other bears that are important to the family history. Today she brought two home-made bears, dressed in clothes from the South Arm Fair, although she prefers bare bears. She also brought a puzzle, donated by Kathy Moir. Thanks, Kathy!
Debbie S.: She brought Lego because ‘who doesn’t like Lego’? It’s good for any age and any gender, even 27-year-olds!
John: He remembers being 10 and winning a bear at the PNE, and his teenage brother used it for target practice with his pellet gun, although John did keep it for a long time – pellets and all. He was in Ladner and saw a Richard Scarry book which his grandson loves. He also brought The Grinch and a graphic novel.
Gordon: As he has granddaughters, he always had to buy girlie things, but this year he bought a Rogue thing for ‘us guys’, the modern EV version. He also brought a barnyard puzzle and a dog puzzle.
Garth: He will make a donation. Thanks, Garth!
Bobby: As he was too busy to buy a gift, he shared his story about basketball, which he used to play. When he was 7, he fell on his elbow, and in those days, you just walked home, even though his arm was no longer connected. He had a major operation on it. When playing basketball at Whistler, he tore his Achilles. We weren’t sure if he is donating a basketball.
Susan: As she is feeling a little under the weather, Susan was on Zoom, but she has a Cabbage Patch Baby doll, which she will bring to the Ghirras.
Amanda: Growing up, she was convinced she was psychic, so she will bring a Magic 8 Ball, on Sunday.
Carolyn: As kids, they used to play cards often, with parents and neighbours, so she will donate a cribbage board. She loves playing bridge, even at ‘this age’, lots of laughing with a wonderful group of friends. She also plays bridge with three 90plus year-olds, who are amazing!
Debbie T.: She was looking for Ninja Turtles, too, but couldn’t find them and got Thomas Train with sounds, and Fisher Price little people (who now have a Barbie line). She had fun shopping. FYI Sam says the TMNT can be found at Walmart.
Melinda: She donated cold hard cash.
Sandra: She loves this annual tradition, as does Brian, so they shopped together and found a Hot Wheels racetrack, and Ker Plunk, and, as she is in baby phase, she found a modern VTech toy.
Elena: As she is just back from Vegas, she didn’t see the email so will bring a toy on Sunday. She got her first doll at 10 years old, which was sent from the USA by her sister, but her mom locked it in the cabinet where she couldn’t touch it. Also, we just sent a container full of books and computers!
Pat: She brought a Disney princess because her daughter and granddaughter loved them. She also brought a car carrier truck with little cars.
Chris B: She was a nerd, so she brought the Guinness Book of World Records. and two ‘paint by number’ sets for those who like some alone time.
Jeannette: She was busy in Vegas (where everything stays) and asked to etransfer her donation.
Micheal: He was looking for a specific toy that can’t be found. He went to ToysRUs, no luck. His favourite board game (and Victor’s), when he was in Grade 3, was called Pay Day - playing it he realized what money does (can buy things). But no one in the stores knows that game anymore, but he was able to find it on Amazon and it’s coming. He thanks everyone in the Rotary family for keeping the Victor spirit alive and for keeping this as an annual event.
Bob: Karen went to Costco and bought a set of books for reading together, and a set for learning how to cook (which Bob knows and loves).
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