ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – A local charity will be spreading holiday cheer to more than 200 families across St. Johns County on Thursday.
Firefighters 4 Families will join forces with St. Johns County Fire and Rescue to hand out gifts to 205 families.
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Organizers said this event brings out the best in the community, and this goes a long way.
The families will be visiting the Fire and Rescue headquarters this morning and afternoon to pick up these gifts.
The families have already been pre-selected, but this will be a drive-thru event.
Each child will get an outfit, a pair of shoes, and six to eight presents.
Organizers told News4JAX that these are all low-income families that are chosen through the school district and the Homeless Coalition of St. Johns County.
“It’s very rewarding in the end to see what we’re doing. We even get letters and pictures sometimes after Christmas from the families telling us that their children were able to have a Christmas because of us,” Jenn Hampton with SJCFR said.
The event runs from 8 a.m. to 4 pm. Again, recipients have already been pre-selected.