The Santa Monica Fire Fighters selected 40 local families, which includes 121 children who have received assistance for the holidays. Each family received a food basket, with a money order and gifts for their children less than 18 years old.
This event is a yearly favorite of many firefighters, from buying and wrapping the children’s presents to delivering them personally to the families. On Dec. 21-22, off-duty firefighters assembled the baskets at Santa Monica fire station No. 5 and began delivering at 7:30 a.m.
Albertson’s Markets, KB Toys (Santa Monica Place), Santa Monica City Employees’ Federal Credit Union, Connections For Kids, LA County Low Income Housing, Boys & Girls Club of Santa Monica, John Muir Elementary and St. Anne’s church contributed to the effort.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on January 4, 2003. Read the original PDF.