Great Christmas Giveaway a blessing for Seacoast families in need
PORTSMOUTH – Wearing a mask and rubber gloves as she picked through potential Christmas gifts for her six children, Alli Morris said, I m so beyond broke it s not even funny.
One of her sons loves anything Pokemon. For another, she chose a small Nerf gun. For one of her daughters, a frilly pink pillow.
The toys filling three trash bags that Morris ultimately left with were free – as are all items at the Great Christmas Giveaway, run by Portsmouth-based nonprofit Operation Blessing. It s an annual event where low-income families can shop for their children at no cost inside the Greenleaf Recreation Center, adorned to look like Santa Claus workshop.