Arlington School & Family Magazine January 2015 | Page 36

Nonprofit Organizations

Bailey Junior High NJHS students

Administration employees

Students Volunteer
at Mission Arlington
Many schools in Arlington volunteer at Mission Arlington on a routine basis
and during the holidays brings no exception. Various clubs and organizations
volunteered at the Mission Arlington Christmas Store on Dec 13. The schools
include Sam Houston High School Drill Team and Student Council, Martin High
School AVID, Bowie High School FCCLA, Arlington High School Key Club,
Bailey Junior High NJHS, Hutcheson Junior High Student Council and Young
Junior High AVID.
At the Mission Arlington Christmas Store, thousands of parents are able to shop
for gifts for their loved ones at no charge, and hundreds of Christmas trees are
delivered to help families celebrate this cherished holiday. It is a full-year project
with donations coming in on Dec. 26 and collected all year. The store empties on
Christmas day with 35,000 children receiving gifts throughout the two weeks the
store is open.

Bowie High School FCCLA, PALS and
AVID students

Volunteer tasks include being a shopper helper, helping adults find gifts for their
kids, stockers, keeping toys and other gifts placed in the store, child care, providing
a safe place for parents to leave their children when they shop – and so much more.
Tillie Burgin and