Members of Linkville Kiwanis made a special visit to the special education classrooms of Gail Reyes and Charlotte Scarborough at Conger Elementary School, spreading holiday cheer with students. Linkville Kiwanis treasurer Sandra Handsaker shared her appreciation for the opportunity to connect with students and support classrooms during the holiday season.
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The event required a great deal of preparation, as Linkville Kiwanis members asked Reyes and Scarborough about each student’s holiday wishes. Linkville Kiwanis member Steve Matthies said he and his fellow members went throughout Klamath Falls to collect the items, with some proving difficult to find.
“The hardest item was finding Pokemon cards. They are so rare these days … the only place I could find them was at a store downtown where they sell cards,” Matthies said. “We made sure to find everything each of these students wanted.”
This year, Linkville Kiwanis members and the Salvation Army provided gifts for 70 students at Stearns Elementary and 20 students at Conger.
“Most of our members came with us today and it brings all of us great joy to see these students open the gift they wanted,” Handsaker said. “We have been doing this for a great number of years. I have four grandchildren and I just look at these poor kids with the conditions they have and I thank God for my four … because they don’t have these problems but we come and you can see we all just enjoy it and it is our favorite thing to do.”
