Local heroes give kids a holiday to remember
Beverly Knutson "dresses for the kids" in holiday cheer to give away over 130 blankets to children invited to the Holidays and Heroes event on Dec.4 at the Greyhound Park and Event Center in Post Falls. Members of the Love-Day Ladies sewing group from the Trinity Lutheran Church in Coeur d'Alene volunteer their time to turn donated fabric into blankets throughout the year.
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Volunteers (from left) Marla and Steve Montagne, Steve Moran, and Andrea Shanklin make sure some of the stuffed animals are soft enough for children to enjoy at the Holidays and Heroes event on Dec. 4 in the Greyhound Park and Event Center. Their goal is to give kids a special day centered around making them happy.
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Young Marines volunteers (from left) Lance Cpl. Anthony Fox, Pfc. Daymian Reese, and Pfc. Michael Lemay string ornaments to be painted with thumbprint reindeer or handprint snowmen as kids return from shopping. Volunteering for the Holidays and Heroes event aligns with the Young Marines' goals of teaching leadership, teamwork and discipline.
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Volunteers (from left) Marcie Galloway and Rochelle Nilles wrap gifts children bought for their families during the Holidays and Heroes event on Dec. 4 in the Greyhound Park and Event Center. While they wrap, children can pull candy canes from Christmas trees and enjoy cookies and hot chocolate wrapped in new blankets and toys before they deliver their presents to their families.
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Police brought the heavy equipment to the Holidays and Heroes celebration on Dec. 4 at the Greyhound Park and Event Center. In addition to a helicopter flying overhead to park on the back lot, there were police cruisers, fire department trucks and a SWAT vehicle.
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For 130 kids from Spokane and Kootenai counties, last weekend's Holidays and Heroes event was a day just for them. They were taken shopping for Christmas presents for their families by sheriff’s deputies, police, firemen, detectives and more, followed by gifts galore at the Greyhound Park and Event Center...
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