On Thursday, February 25th, the Happy Feet committee presented $20 Payless gift cards to the selected kids of Franklin Elementary school at the Payless store on North Lake Ave. The kids then chose their own shoes and paid for it themselves with the gift card. The children that were not able to attend that event will be given the gift cards by their teacher to use at a later date.

The Payless gift cards work well for a few reasons. Because Rotary is a non-profit, the kids don't get charged tax on their purchase. Additionally, our club is only charged for the amount used on the $20 card. For example, if a child's bill comes to $18, our club is only billed the $18, not the whole $20 card value. In actuality, the club is billed $16.20 because Payless gives us a 10% break on the purchase.

Thank you to Sally Jameson and Desiree Alvarado, fellow Happy Feet committee members.