FLINT, Mich. (WNEM) – Around 150 children recovering from past abuse were full of Christmas spirit thanks to the owner of the Detroit Pistons, Flint native Tom Gores and his family.
Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus, the Pistons’ cheerleaders and mascot Hooper were at the Voices for Children Advocacy Center in Flint for a holiday party complete with hot chocolate, pizza, presents, and much more.
Children were given gifts straight from their wish lists.
“When you start to think about the trauma that these kids have had, it really is moments like these that transform these kids, that talk about the healing pieces of it,” said Nyse Holloman, president and CEO of Voices for Children Advocacy Center. “Because at the center, they’re coming, they’re talking about it, but these are the moments, the magic moments, that make it happen for them.”
It is the fifth year Gores and his family have provided the party at Voices for Children.
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