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Howard, JC Penney treat youth to shopping spree

Dwight Howard and JCPenney team up to bring some holiday joy to 50 kids from the Decatur YMCA. (Courtney Martinez | AJC)
By Chris Vivlamore
Dec 21, 2016

Dwight Howard and JC Penny treated local children from the YMCA of Metro Atlanta with a holiday shopping experience at the Northlake Mall Tuesday.

About 50 children had a meet-and-greet and photo opportunity with Howard followed by help from the Hawks center to select gifts for their families.

JC Penney also made a $100,000 donation to the YMCA.

JCPenney, in partnership with the Y, spreads joy to local communities across the country by hosting giving sprees throughout the month like this one held at Northlake Mall on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016, in Atlanta. NBA basketball player Dwight Howard is shown. (Photo by John Amis/Invision for JCPenney/AP Images)
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