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A Gift Shop Hosts Second Annual Candy Giveaway A Gift Shop Hosts Second Annual Candy Giveaway

By Sydni Eure

SYDNI EURE: Your Creations owners Shaeeda Scott and Bahiyyah Muhammad are loading up on candies, chips, chocolates and –pretty much any other snack you can think of as they prepare for their second annual community candy giveaway this weekend– and for a reason that goes far beyond just handing out treats.

SHAEEDA SCOTT: I worked at various nursing homes. I’ve worked in corrections and different places like that. So you see the need.

BAHIYYAH MUHAMMAD: I’ve always been in the middle of doing community service, helping others. That’s what I enjoy doing.

EURE: While the team here at Your Creations is stocking bags and buckets full of treats– They also make sure to keep their shelves stocked with home essentials so they’re always prepared to go back and serve their communities.

SCOTT: We actually live in this area, we’ve taken care of people in this area, we work in this area and so we are trying to build it up and give back at the same time.

EURE: An effort that will give options for both kids and adults to enjoy this weekend which is what Your Creations customer Sharon Mosley is looking forward to.

SHARON MOSLEY: Yes I am. I’m bringing my son so he can get his bag. I’m gonna get my adult bag too.

EURE: And while Mosley likes having a safe space to enjoy her family and friends this Halloween, she says the constant community outreach given is even more important.

MOSLEY: some kids even in schools when she goes, some kids parents don’t have the means to give them certain things so these giveaways are very important so the kids can feel normal like other children and they can feel special and the people in the nursing home can also feel special as well.

EURE: And while the two hundred bags filled with treats are for kids and families who can stop by the shop this weekend– all people in need of a little extra joy are always on Scott and Muhammad’s mind.

SCOTT: We love the kids and the seniors.

MUHAMMAD: I like to see a smile on the person’s face.

EURE: The Halloween candy give away is the first of many community outreach events on schedule this holiday season for Your Creations. In Syracuse, I’m Sydni Eure. N-C-C News.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC News)  — Community outreach is the at the core of Syracuse based customized gift shop Your Creations. The business owners, and cousins, Shaeeda Scott and Bahiyyah Muhammad said that community service has always been important to them.

“Oh no we’ve always had a passion for doing that,” said Muhammad. “We’ve been doing that since we were at home.”

A passion they both developed working in health care.

“I’ve been a nurse for 20 years. I worked at various nursing homes,” said Scott. “I’ve worked in corrections and different places like that. So you see the need.”

“I worked in the nursing home as well as an aid for 18 years,” said Muhammad. “So, I’ve always been in the middle of doing community service. Helping others, that’s what I enjoy doing. Taking care of the elderly and serving others as well.”

In an effort to give back to their community,  Scott and Muhammad will host their second annual Halloween candy giveaway.  The event that is open to everyone. 

“We have almost 200 bags here that we made into a ladies night,” said Scott. We packed all the bags. They’re all ready set go. Everything is free for the kids. We’ll have a ghost outside, we’ll have snacks for adults too and that’s our way of giving back to the kids.”

An event that Your Creations customer Sharon Mosley said she wouldn’t miss.

“I’m brining my son so he can get his bag,” said Mosley. “I’m gonna get my adult bag too. I’m gonna get my snacks. She knows how I am.”

While Mosley is excited to have a safe space to enjoy her family and friends, she knows the purpose goes far beyond that.

“Some kids even in schools when she goes, some kids parents don’t have the means to give them certain things,” said Mosley. “So, these giveaways are very important so the kids can feel normal like other children and they can feel special.”

The Halloween candy giveaway is Saturday, Oct. 30 at 1 p.m. This will be the kick off community outreach event for Your Creations this holiday season.

 

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