If Santa needed backup in the gift-giving department, he would have found it at Walmart last night.

Cub Scouts from Maricopa’s Troop 389 spent an hour shopping at the store on Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway, picking out gifts for 30 Angel Tree recipients. The trip offered a chance to give back and helped the young Scouts practice confidence in giving.

“I like that we’re helping other people,” said Tanner Tappia, a 9-year-old who has been in Cub Scouts for three years.

He and his shopping partner, 7-year-old Samuel Stanley, were assigned a 7-year-old girl and given a $50 budget for clothing and toys.

“I just love helping others,” Samuel said before he started shopping.

That is exactly the point, said Committee Chair Bryan Ghee.

“Part of what scouting is about is being a good community c

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