DELIVERING A SENSE OF NORMALCY

Thunder Hosts Special Shopping Trip

By Jimmy Do

okcthunder.com

Once the final beep from the register scanner sounded, shopping bags full of Thunder gear were handed off to staff of Citizens Caring for Children (CCC). Locating the right sizes for hoodies and t-shirts was the main mission of the day in shopping for local foster children.

Before Saturday’s anticipated grand opening of the new retail team shop at Penn Square Mall, CCC was on hand to help foster parents and group home staff bring a slice of the Thunder to the kids with an early shopping preview on Thursday.

For CCC Director of Development and Communications Abby Werth, the long-term partnership with the Thunder was another unique…