Lynchburgâs heroes were able to help several children fill their shopping carts with things they needed â and wanted â this holiday season.
During the fourth annual Shop with a Community Hero, an event put on by local nonprofit One Community, One Voice, 11 children from low-income neighborhoods were paired up with firefighters, first responders, health care workers and other âcommunity heroesâ who helped them shop at Walmart on Old Forest Road on Saturday morning.
Thanks to a partnership between One Community, One Voice and Walmart, each child was able to shop for $100 worth of gifts for themselves and their families. Slowly but surely, the children filled their carts with clothes, toys, games and gifts with their heroes by their sides.