Our Community Presence
Breakfast With Santa
The Charlotte Chapter has a long tradition of celebrating the magic of Christmas with children in our community at our annual “Breakfast with Santa” event. Each December, our Chapter partners with a school or agency to spread holiday cheer by providing a hot breakfast, books, educational tools, stuffed gift boxes, arts and crafts, and a chance to meet Santa to deserving local children. Even our Jacks get involved!
Last year, the Charlotte Chapter was thrilled to share “Breakfast with Santa” with bright and energetic students at Reid Park Academy. For the third year, our Chapter provided breakfast, school supplies, and gifts to nearly 50 students and their families at this Title I school. The children were identified based on need and at least one of the following criteria:
· Student had an improved attendance record and behavior
· Student had shown an improvement in EOG scores (2 to 3 or 3 to 4)
· Student’s progress report had shown improvement in coursework
· Student/Parent participation had improved at Reid Park Academy
As a token of our commitment to these children, they all received selected items from their wish list including: a hat/scarf/gloves combination set, a summer educational workbook appropriate for their rising grade, and a monogrammed gift item (such as raincoat, poncho or jacket) on behalf of the Chapter. They also all had the opportunity to tell Santa what they wanted for Christmas!
· Student had an improved attendance record and behavior
· Student had shown an improvement in EOG scores (2 to 3 or 3 to 4)
· Student’s progress report had shown improvement in coursework
· Student/Parent participation had improved at Reid Park Academy
As a token of our commitment to these children, they all received selected items from their wish list including: a hat/scarf/gloves combination set, a summer educational workbook appropriate for their rising grade, and a monogrammed gift item (such as raincoat, poncho or jacket) on behalf of the Chapter. They also all had the opportunity to tell Santa what they wanted for Christmas!
