LAKE STEVENS—A group of Lake Stevens residents, and members of the Facebook group Being Neighborly Lake Stevens, organized a unique holiday event this year called Kids Gifting Adults, where local children could shop for gifts for their parents at no cost to them.
This year a total of 34 Lake Stevens children signed up for the event, which took place on Sunday, December 13. All of the gifts were donated by fellow Being Neighborly Lake Stevens members.
“Everyone always collects toys for kids, but this event we gather gifts for adults and let the kids shop for adults, so they can experience gift giving rather than just receiving gifts,” said Kimberly Gildroy, Being Neighborly Lake Stevens member and organizer of the event.
The group also has several lending libraries all throughout the city, puts on monthly photo contests as well as annual baking contests, has a community coat rack for those who need a coat during colder months, leads recycling events for hard-to-recycle items, teaches classes on anything from cooking to crocheting, and puts on many other neighbor-led social events…