Northern Liberties Community Members Gather To Wrap Gifts For Those In Need
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Santa's little helpers were busy in Northern Liberties Friday.
Hundreds of donated presents were piled up at the Northern Liberties Community Center, ready to be wrapped by a crew of volunteers.
Janet Finegar helps organize everything and she says the community center is providing a holiday meal for 38 families and toys for more than 150 children:
"These are my neighbors, so in a lot of cases, these are people that I actually know their children who go to school with my child. They're kids I've watched grow up in a lot of cases, so it's nice to be able to help them."
Some presents were expertly wrapped, some not so much. But 14-year-old Nora had a pretty good strategy, "I'm choosing the box shaped things now, so it's easier."
All the toys and food will be delivered to the families by volunteers on Saturday.
Reported By Mike Dougherty, KYW Newsradio.
