Red Wings players take kids for holiday spending spree

Detroit Red Wings players Danny DeKeyser and Luke Glendening gave 20 local children a special Holiday treat on Tuesday, taking them to a local department store

Detroit Red Wings players Danny DeKeyser and Luke Glendening gave 20 local children a special Holiday treat on Tuesday, taking them to a local department store for a spending spree. 

ICYMI: DeKeyser, Glendening, and the children who took part in the 'Holiday Shopping Spree' tonight at Meijer. #IMTH pic.twitter.com/lEma6OtwST

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Through his Hometown Heroes foundation, DeKeyser took 10 children of military members, while Glendening was accompanied by ten children with Down syndrome, five each from two Michigan Down syndrome organizations. 

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Danny DeKeyser helps Billy pick out which Hot Wheel set he will get on his Meijer 'Holiday Shopping Spree' #IMTH pic.twitter.com/ozdetl400n

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Luke Glendening and Jon doing some holiday shopping at Meijer during their 'holiday shopping spree' #IMTH pic.twitter.com/FDwOjv6WvH

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"It’s special to be able to give back and be around these kids and their families is exciting for me," Glendening said. "To know they’re gonna have a good Christmas is special."

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- Dan Gartland