Overview
- Volunteers, many of them program participants, distributed toys, groceries, coats and gloves until supplies were gone.
- Each child selected three gifts, with families chosen through social media signups or write-in stories and participation requiring a child on site.
- Roughly 300 families took part at the National Association of Letter Carriers hall on Chicago’s South Side.
- Grocery bags stocked for Christmas dinner were provided by Mariano’s, complementing donations from private supporters and partner drives.
- Organizers noted the event’s growth from earlier home visits, with select house and hospital calls continuing, including a planned delivery for Tamari at Comer Children’s Hospital.