Holiday giving does a body good

This holiday season, the Buffalo Athletic Clubs are not just places where people can get in shape. They’re also places where people can do their bodies good by giving back to the community.

As Hillside Special Santas Community Partners, the Buffalo Athletic Club (BAC) will display hundreds of Hillside Special Santas gift tags, each one describing a specific child’s wish, this year in their lobbies. BAC patrons and visitors to any of the BAC locations are asked to take a tag home after a workout, and purchase a corresponding gift. New, unwrapped gifts should be returned by December 17 to the BAC location where they picked up the gift tag.

Hillside Special Santas Director Sally Bohne veiws the three-year partnership with the BAC as a unique opportunity to focus on each organization’s commitment to healthy living, wellness, and working to build a positive spirit throughout the community.

Last year alone, patrons that came to the BAC helped to collect more than 700 gifts for Hillside Special Santas. This holiday season, donations to Hillside Special Santas dropped off at the BAC will benefit more than 5,900 youth from 4,000 families served by Hillside Family of Agencies.