Eastside children participate in back-to-school shopping spree at Redmond Target

On Thursday morning, 25 Eastside kids participated in this year's Target School Spree program at the Target in Redmond.

August 16, 2012 6:04 pm
Monica Pumel (left) of the Redmond Fire Department and Redmond resident Jada Pritchett check out the dress selection at the Target in Redmond as part of the Target School Spree program.
Monica Pumel (left) of the Redmond Fire Department and Redmond resident Jada Pritchett check out the dress selection at the Target in Redmond as part of the Target School Spree program.

On Thursday morning, 25 Eastside kids participated in this year’s  Target School Spree program at the Target in Redmond.

The program is a partnership with the Salvation Army that gives kids from low-income families the opportunity to shop for new clothes for the upcoming school year with an $80 gift card from Target. Employees from the Redmond fire and police departments were also on hand to help the children pick out their new clothes.

Sierra Dwelle, a lieutenant for The Salvation Army Eastside Corps, said 25 kids in grades K-12 are chosen each year for each participating Target location.

The Salvation Army Eastside Corps is located at 911 164th Ave. N.E. in Bellevue and serves the cities of Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland, Woodinville and Bothell.