NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal took 20 students from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas on a shopping spree at JCPenney in Mesquite this past Tuesday.
The department store and Shaq partnered to offer each student a $500 gift card and an hour of shopping so they could get all of their back-to-school items such as clothes, shoes, haircuts and more.
The new Rockwall resident said the shopping spree, which was held at the JCPenney at 6000 Town East Mall in Mesquite, Texas, also served to highlight JCPenney Communities Foundation's strategic investment in youth-serving charities which included the following:
- $100,000 Donation to support the second year of sponsoring The Walking Classroom initiative
- A donation of 75 WalkKits to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Great Dallas
- $15,000 sponsorship from JCPenney for the 2024-2025 Walking Classroom Afterschool program
Way to go Shaq!