BY DONNA SWICEGOOD
In past years, the families chosen for the Sheetz for the Kidz program would have gathered in a room at a local hotel and their children would get to visit with Santa and receive Christmas gifts.
However, this year, the toy giveaway instead meant driving through a designated spot in a Shelton Avenue parking lot.
But while the event was not as hands-on as in years past, the joy of giving and receiving was just as heartfelt.
In two words, Santavia Freeman described what getting toys for her five children meant.
âIâm grateful,â she said as she watched employees of local Sheetz stores load bags of toys and other gifts for her children into her car Saturday.