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Salvation Army starts their Christmas distribution

Video Credit: NBC 26 Wisconsin - Duration: 02:37s - Published
Salvation Army starts their Christmas distributionSalvation Army starts their Christmas distribution

NORTHEASTWISCONSIN ARE OUTOF WORK RIGHTNOW..

AND FOR SOMEOF THEM..

HOLIDAYSHOPPING CAN BEEXTREMELYDIFFICULT.TONIGHT NBC26'SERIC CREST SHARESHOW LOCAL NONPROFITS AND THECOMMUNITY..

AREHELPING TO MAKESURE KIDS HAVE AGIFT UNDER THETREE...AT THE FORMERLYSHUTTERED SHOP KOIN DE PERE... THEAISLES ARE ONCEAGAIN BUSTLING WITHSHOPPERS.... BUTTHIS YEAR GIFTGIVERS WON'T HAVETO BREAK OUT THEIRWALLETS.... OR DIG INTHEIR PURSES AT ACHECK OUT LINE....BECAUSE THIS... ISALL FREE..."this is it this is the bigevent.

So this is our firstday of distribution."NAN PAHL WITH THESALVATION ARMY OFGREATER GREENBAY.... SAYS EVERYMOM DAD AND GRANDPARENT WHO SIGNEDUP FOR THEIRDISTRIBUTION THISYEAR.... IS GOINGHOME WITH TWOGIFTS FOR EACH OFTHE CHILDREN INTHEIR LIVES... AFAMILY GAME... ANDSTOCKINGSTUFFERS...."it's been a tough year tosay the least.

And familiesare struggling.

And someof the families we'reseeing over the next threedays are really strugglingthe most in ourcommunity."THIS IS A SERVICEPROVIDED BY THESALVATION ARMY...TOYS FOR TOTS...AND THE BROWNCOUNTY LIBRARIESGIVE A KID A BOOKPROGRAM... AND IF ITLOOKS A BIT LIKE ACHAOTIC SANTA'SWORKSHOP.... JUSTIMAGINE HOW THEFOLKS UTILIZING THISRESOURCE FELT...WHEN THEY WALKEDINSIDE..."i was blown away toobecause it looks like it's alot of new neat things thatthe kids might want to playwith."(MAR-SEEN-EY) OFBROWN COUNTY ISSHOPPING FOR HERGRANDKIDS TODAY...AND SHE COULDN'THELP BEINGOVERWHELMED ATWHAT HERCOMMUNITY.... WASWILLING TOPROVIDE.... TO MAKETHE HOLIDAY SPECIALFOR THE KIDS IN HERLIFE."it says a lot about howmuch people care aboutthe children.

How muchthey love their community.Christmas is not forgrownups for me it's forchildren."IN TOTAL.... THESALVATION ARMYESTIMATES THEYHAVE OVER 15THOUSAND TOYS UPFOR GRABS... ANDTHAT 19-HUNDREDFAMILES IN BROWNCOUNTY WILL BENEFITFROM THISDISTRIBUTION... BUTIT'S NOT JUST THEKIDS.... WHO WILLHAVE THEIR SPIRITSLIFTED.... BECAUSE OFTHE GENEROSITYSHOWN..."i love christmas because ilove to see kids open uptheir presents and be likewow whoa this what i got.So i really enjoy it."IN DE PERE ERICCREST NBC26...THE SALVATIONARMY CAN'T TAKE ANYADDITIONALREQUESTS.THEY DID ADD THATTHIS YEARSGENEROSITY FROMTHE COMMUNITY..

HASBEENOVERWHELMING...CONTINUING




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