Toy Drive 12/12/20

Christmas comes early for families in Starkville.

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Christmas comes early for families in starkville.

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One organization is holding a toy drive for ensure christmas tree's are filled this year.

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Take a look.

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"this year,i felt like it was needed more simply because of the pandemic."

Ora nickles is taking on the role of santa.

She's spreading filling the trees of families in the community, one house at a time.

" ora's tax service always adopts families every year,and last year when i got started god put on my heart to start a toy drive.

" nickels says this is one way she can give back.

She has collected over 400 hundred toys since january, buying gifts for boys and girls.

" my goal was to do 300 kids.

I got in with the apartment complexes landlords where we actually found families kids that actually need the toys.

So, they gave me 5-10 tenants in every apartment complex here."

Dolls, trucks and board games are just a few items to choose from.

And remaining toys will be handed out to families in the community.

"a-lot of parents are not able to buy the kids toys this year because their hours got cut and some people even lost their jobs.

I know people who lost their jobs,some jobs their jobs,some jobs didn't open back up.

You have some people that work in restaurants where they don't need 15 workers they only need 5.

So, it's hard."

Nickels says wouldn't be possible without the help of volunteers.

"we have several people that came from different cities.

I think it will be big next year in the community because i've have people to reach out to me to acutally be apart of this."

Butt sots "for me to be able to help out, and for me to be able to be blessed to have volunteers to actually help me to go out and pass the toys out."

Nickels is hopefully will continue to pay it forward.

"i'm just grateful and heartbreaking about it."

Nickels says any remaining toys will be distributed to the community on