Angel Tree for New Horizons Christmas Store

 
Since 2015, Sunrise has partnered with New Horizons Fellowship Church in Apex for their Christmas Store initiative to help families in need in our area during the holidays. Parents/guardians are referred by groups (like the Holly Springs Food Cupboard) to come to this 2-day event in early December, and are given the opportunity to shop for 2-3 gifts for each child at no cost to them.
2021’s Angel Tree effort began with 100 tags sitting in the lobby. Now, the Christmas Store has an abundance of gifts to offer families in need, to make Christmas special for children in our community. Toys, books, art supplies, sports equipment, and an adorable training bicycle will be unwrapped by kids on Christmas morning because of the generosity of Sunrisers. Thank you, as always, for your gifts.
Want to do more? New Horizons also needs volunteers to actually work in the store on shopping days in 2-3 hour shifts, doing such tasks as assisting shoppers in finding the right toy for their child or gift wrapping. New Horizons is extremely organized with this outreach effort…They even provide a brief orientation and training before your shift. The Christmas Store needs many volunteers to make this huge event happen.  It is an amazing and efficient process that serves around 1,200 children. Check out their website http://www.christmasinapex.com