Bianca, who was no more than a couple of months old, was the inspiration for what has become a Christmas tradition at the Warwick Boys and Girls Clubs.

“I was thinking of how much fun I was going to have getting her Christmas presents,” recalled Bianca’s mother, Lara D’Antuono, executive director of the club that runs facilities in Oakland Beach and Norwood. As D’Antuono thought of her daughter, she realized she wasn’t alone. Other parents shared her desire to fulfill their children’s dreams but they couldn’t afford to. The idea was born for the club to give those parents in need an opportunity to “shop” for their kids, yet not open their wallets.

So, as has happened since Bianca was born in 2003, a section of the Norwood club will be shortly transformed into a holiday store where parents can choose from toys, clothes and athletic equipment to get what their children want.

One of the donations that make the market possible comes from someone who, as a child, received presents through the program.

“It is coming full circle,” said D’Antuono.

D’Antuono said Gregg’s Restaurants and the Police Explorers are major contributors. Topping them all has been Provant Health Solutions. D’Antuono said the company provides scores of gifts and also sets up the “store.”

Nicole Bergeron, who has organized the Provant drive for the past eight years, says it grows larger every year. She said the company provides incentives such as raffles to encourage employees to donate toys and cash. An anonymous company employee matches 50 percent of the cash donations, allowing Bergeron to go shopping to fill in gaps and make sure there are gifts for a range of ages and interests.

What Bergeron likes about the store is that the gifts are going to local families and that it “empowers” parents to get the gift they want for their child rather than having the gift chosen for them by an agency.

“Everyone wants to get into the spirit; it’s giving back to the community,” she said.

Bergeron and her fellow employees will be at the club on Monday to set up the holiday store.

Gifts are arranged by gender and age, including a section for oft-forgotten teens. Many are parents who shop in the store and have children who attend the Boys and Girls Club. The parents register to do their Christmas shopping at the store, then “come [to the club] and leave by the back door,” said D’Antuono, so the gifts and where they came from remain a secret. Other parents, said D’Antuono, are referred to the club by school principals and others who help identify needy families. On average, between 50 and 60 families are served by the store.

What D’Antuono loves most is that the store gives parents the “dignity” of shopping for their children. They get to select what they feel will be meaningful for their children. The store even provides wrapping paper.

“It gives the spirit of Christmas back to the family…it’s the real joy of Christmas.”

The store opens Dec. 19 and will be open by appointment up to Christmas Eve.