Tyrese Maxey ran around a Snipes store in Northeast Philly to help ten lucky kids pick out some new sneakers with a $500 shopping spree. Maxey was just as excited to hang out and shop with the kids as they were to meet him.
76ers star Tyrese Maxey surprised a group of kids with a shopping spree in Philadelphia on Tuesday.
Maxey partnered with the store SNIPES to give ten kids $500 to shop the entire store located on Cottman Avenue for an hour starting at 3 p.m.
"I really do appreciate the city of Philadelphia," Maxey said to reporters at the event.
The South Philadelphia-based organization Unity in the Community was behind Tuesday's event as Maxey helped each kid shop and fill up their bags with products.
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Unity in the Community works to bring anti-violence programs to kids in the city.
