Chairman Surprises Broward County Boys & Girls Club with Christmas Gifts

By Melissa Sherman

HALLANDALE BEACH, FL — Like every other ordinary school day off scores of children gathered and played at the local Broward County Boys & Girls Club. What they did not now was Santa and Chairman Mitchell Cypress where coming early to pay them a visit.

It wasn’t a big red sleigh but rather a huge fire engine that Cypress was coming to town in. Loaded to the top were bags of toys and goodies for all off the children. The counselors at the center blew the whistle and kids faces lit up with excitement.

Service Director Rose Brown at the center called for each group of kids to line up by age group, one by one they waited patiently for there turn to receive there present.

Winston Churchill once said “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” Mitchell Cypress touched so many young lives that day, each face filled with joy.

“You must have been a really good boy this year,” Cypress said as he hand one child a huge box, he was so excited it barely touched his finger tips when he ran off to show his friends.

Time after time each instance was almost the same as he gave out gift after gift from the fire truck that seemed to have an endless supply of presents.

After the last child received a gift Boys & Girls Club Service Director Brown thanked Mitchell and the Seminole Tribe for their generosity.

“We are so glad to receive that phone call,” Brown said. “We were just going to have pizza.”