Brother Beno’s Holiday Event
Written by admin on December 23, 2009
Several hundred families descended on Brother Benno’s small warehouse in Oceanside on the first of a two-day holiday toy giveaway Tuesday morning, and by all accounts things went off without a hitch.
Festive decorations, hot cocoa, yummy donuts and cookies, Christmas carols and the ever-present smiles of eager volunteers greeted participants.
After presenting a voucher they received a few weeks ago, each family received a sack for each registered child, then sent to a table where age and gender-appropriate gifts awaited.
Volunteers had placed a large toy, small toy, game, puzzle, blanket, stuffed animal and candy canes into each sack. In all, more than 800 families registered back in October, and more than 2,000 children will receive gifts this holiday season, which is just AWESOME in my humble opinion.
They’re still taking Christmas donations if anybody is interested.
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