Published December 24. 2020 12:47PM | Updated December 24. 2020 7:08PM By
Amanda Hutchinson
With so many people struggling this year due to the financial and emotional impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, Maria Nott wasn t sure what to expect for a response to the Norwich Salvation Army s Make a Difference campaign entry in The Day.
But Nott, a case worker with the organization, said the recipient, a recently widowed mother of four, was in joyful tears when she picked up her gifts last week. One of the things she said is that she s trying so hard to make this as normal of a Christmas for her kids as she can, she said. She s so thankful that all these people have come forth, people that she doesn t know and that she hasn t met, that they would do this for her and her family.