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Monetary Donations Are Being Matched as Toy Distribution Begins for Families in Need
December 15, 2020
DULUTH, Minn. – With Christmas just over one week away, the Duluth Salvation Army is making a final push for toy and monetary donations to help Northland families in need this holiday season.
On Monday, the Salvation Army in Duluth began their food distribution which will continue throughout the rest of the week with toy distribution as well.
Dan Williamson, Development Director for the Duluth Salvation Army says 1,922 households will receive assistance this year, which includes almost 2,000 children in the region.
“It’s been the year of the giver. The donations that have come in are blowing us away,” said Williamson.
WDIO Created: December 14, 2020 08:06 PM
Every year, they pool their money for Christmas. And every year, the Duluth Fire Department makes sure Northland kids have a Christmas to remember. It started out 21 years ago. It was first a challenge between the Fire Department and the Police Department. That first year, they failed to mention that to us, so they won, says Fire Captain Ed Schumacher. And then after that, it s been going on. And both the Fire Department and the Police Department have been donating generously to the toy drive.
This year, the firefighters raised around $4,000 to go on a Target shopping spree, which is what they did Monday morning.