Felipe Paulino joins Royals associates to help at the Johnson County Christmas Bureau

Pitcher Felipe Paulino joined Royals Sr. Vice President-Business Operations Kevin Uhlich and Royals associates in distributing food, winter clothing and holiday gifts today at the Johnson County Christmas Bureau Holiday Shop

The Johnson County Christmas Bureau is a volunteer, non-profit organization and United Way agency created in 1960 that provides necessary assistance to low-income families of Johnson County, Kansas.  Qualified low-income families and individuals are scheduled by appointment and assisted by a volunteer during one of the nine days of the Holiday Shop to select groceries, toys, gifts, personal care items and clothing for their families. 

More than 3,400 families and 650 nursing home residents were served by the Holiday Shop in 2011.