Now in her event’s ninth year, Southeastern Louisiana University (SLU) junior Amber Dillenkoffer, organizer of Amber’s Reason for the Season Toy Drive, held her annual gift giving event on Saturday, Dec. 16 at the St. Charles Parish Professional Learning Center on US-90 in Luling.
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Times are tough right now. That’s why she thinks so many more people were willing to give. Author: Danny Monteverde / Eyewitness News Published: 6:32 PM CST December 18, 2020 Updated: 6:32 PM CST December 18, 2020
DESTREHAN, La. Santa’s sleigh isn’t usually a Dodge pickup truck, and his workshop isn’t usually a Shriners Hall.
But his mission is giving to all the good girls and boys, and so is Amber Dillenkoffer’s
The 17-year-old Destrehan High School senior is no stranger to toy giveaways.
It’s her sixth year hosting one but the first year doing it solo. She had modest plans.