Red-shirted volunteers Richard Ingham, left, and Chris Layne help Doug Baxter, 10, foreground, and James Gardner, 6, shop. “As with every new adventure, there are things to work out, but overall it was awesome,” organizer Nancy Patton said. “Seeing children picking out gifts for a family member was wonderful.” Patton thanked donors who contributed money and gifts for the event– last year she used her husband’s Christmas bonus to buy gifts because there were no…
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