Holiday Cheer on Display at the Christmas Store
January 22, 2025
UMB’s Community Engagement Center (CEC) buzzed with holiday spirit as volunteers and families gathered for the annual Christmas Store. The Christmas Store is organized each year in partnership with UMB’s Office of Community and Civic Engagement and Foundry Church of Baltimore. Held at the CEC on Dec. 13-14, it featured tables overflowing with new brand-name toys, puzzles, books, and scooters, all neatly arranged for shoppers to purchase at deeply discounted prices. By the end of the two-day event, more than 1,000 toys had been sold to 137 families, with the help of 82 volunteers. Proceeds from the sales, which totaled over $2,000, will be donated to Southwest Baltimore nonprofits that are focused on youth development and athletics.
Watch this year’s endearing video about this annual event that has been celebrating the true spirit of the season for nine years.
Depicted: Shoppers looked for gifts at the Christmas Store, which was held Dec. 13-14 at the UMB Community Engagement Center.