Nunavut boy battling serious illness ‘happiest kid in the world’ after toy shopping spree – CBC

Oct 20, 2016

Victor Uluadluak grabbed Nerf guns, Wii games and more at Starlight Children’s Foundation event

A Nunavut boy battling a rare illness enjoyed a frantic but fun scramble through a Winnipeg toy store on Thursday morning, grabbing as many toys as he could in three minutes.

Victor Uluadluak, 8, said he was “more than [the] happiest kid in the world” after collecting $2,200 worth of merchandise — including Nerf guns, Nintendo Wii U video games, a Star Wars light sabre and a Hot Wheels race car set — at the Toys R Us store on Pembina Highway early Thursday morning.

The three-minute shopping spree was organized by Starlight Children’s Foundation Canada. The charity selected him and six other young patients across the country as part of a contest earlier this year.

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