Steelers Help Kids Shop for Winter Gear at Ross Park Mall

Some 45 children from the west side of Pittsburgh paired up with Pittsburgh Steelers players Tuesday afternoon to shop for coats, scarves, socks and hats at the Ross Park Mall. 

Known as Project Bundle Up, the annual outing is sponsored by the Salvation Army of Southwestern Pennsylvania and WTAE-TV Channel 4. 

The children, ages 5 to 12, gathered for snacks at about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday on the first floor of , where they waited for their escorts. 

As members of the Steelers team arrived, the children posed for pictures and then were led to the third floor, where the players helped them to pick out the clothes and check out at the registers. 

About $75 was spent on each child.