At a Tom Thumb in Frisco, a grocery run for Destiny turned into a Thanksgiving surprise with Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb.
Destiny was invited to fill a shopping cart with Thanksgiving groceries without worrying about the price, part of a surprise orchestrated by Lamb, who partnered with Tom Thumb and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas, according to WFAA. Tom Thumb itself had partnered with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas to make the event happen.
Inside the store, Destiny and her family took part in the Thanksgiving grocery surprise.
A Thanksgiving Grocery Run
Destiny and her family took part in the grocery shopping for the holiday.
Lamb, a former Boys and Girls Club participant, was part of the Thanksgiving grocery surprise.
Tom Thumb's grocery giveaway provided support for Destiny's family. Anitra Hunt spoke about the need for families to receive support.
Part of a Bigger Holiday Push
In a separate pre-Thanksgiving event, Lamb teamed up with Tom Thumb and the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Dallas to surprise the families of Hadassah Williams and Erica Pesina with a shopping spree at a Tom Thumb in Deep Ellum. During that event, Tom Thumb presented the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Dallas with a $25,000 grant to support the organization's activities and the families it serves.
Lamb has also surprised other North Texas families with free Thanksgiving groceries at a Tom Thumb in Frisco, gifting each family a cart full of supplies, according to NBC 5. Those recipients were two single mothers from Richardson whose children used the Boys and Girls Clubs, the station reported. NBC 5 also noted that Lamb's Touchdowns for Tomorrow campaign had already raised more than $88,000 toward its $100,000 goal.
The station's report on an earlier version of the shopping-spree tradition described it as the third year Lamb had partnered with the grocer and the nonprofit to treat families to a holiday surprise. In that same report, Tom Thumb gave $3,000 in store gift cards and DART passes to 60 other families and pledged support for additional Boys and Girls Clubs chapters across Dallas-Fort Worth. On past trips, Lamb has gone further than just footing the bill — he's taken families through the checkout line, bagged groceries himself, and pulled out his own credit card to pay.
A Smile That Said It All
Lamb has used his platform for more than football, including hosting a charity bowling event in Frisco where proceeds benefited a local Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation charity, as CBS Texas reported.
For Destiny's family, the grocery giveaway provided Thanksgiving groceries.
