Christina donates jeans
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From technological gadgets to designer clothes, shopping for a 12-year-old isn't easy - or cheap.
"All I hear is, `I want this,' `I want that,"' said a 29-year-old mother, shopping for her daughter at the "Holiday Store" in Torrance, a place where victims of domestic violence come each year to find gifts for their kids. "It's hard to say no. You want them to have everything."
A young visitor follows the signs to the gifts of toys, clothes and other items donated by individuals and corporations to needy families with a focus on victims of domestic abuse. Despite the sour economy, the crisis center managed to collect thousands of gifts from a wide range of corporate and individual donors. Mothers and their kids will shop through Friday.
Toyota Financial Services and Boeing Co. donated hundreds of gifts, and employees "adopted" very low-income families with a Christmas wish list. Church groups also donated gifts, including a stack of handmade quilts, sweaters and scarfs.
This year, the mothers who made wish lists asked for very practical things, such as clothes and shoes, said Debbie Nelson, senior director of clinical and center-based programs at 1736.
"I think that says a lot about where people are at this year," she said while sorting through bags of gifts strewn throughout her office. "They were really humble requests - just the essentials."
On Wednesday, Santa Claus made a visit to the store, and some of the donors who contributed were invited to meet the families. Boeing will also host a reception for some of the families today.
The 29-year-old woman, whose name is not being used to protect her identity, managed to find a pair of designer jeans, purportedly donated by Christina Aguilera, for her daughter. She also got some socks, a suitcase and a shirt to put under the tree this year. "She loves clothes," the mother said. "I think she's going to be excited."
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