Salvation Army of Tuscaloosa distributes gifts days after warehouse burglarized
Updated: 6:22 PM CST Dec 19, 2019
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ANNOUNER: YOU ARE WATCHING WVTM 13 NEWS. GUY: THE HOLIDAY SEASON DIDN’T SEEM HOPEFUL FOR SOME FAMILIES IN TUSCALOOSA, AFTER SOMEONE TOOK NEARLY $6,000 WORTH OF GIFTS FROM THE SALVATION ARMY. SHERI: BUT AS WVTM 13’S CHIP SCARBOROUGH SHOWS US, THE COMMUNITY RACED INTO ACTION, AND FAMILIES IN NEED NOW HAVE THEIR HOLIDAY GIFT >> HERE WE GO. REPORTER: IT IS HARD TO PUT A PRICE TAG ON THE JOY FAMILIES ACROSS TUSCALOOSA FELT WHEN THEY PICKED UP THEIR HOLIDAY GIFTS FROM THE SALVATION ARMY. GIFTS THAT WERE STOLEN SEVERAL DAYS AGO AND HAD TO BE REPLACED LAST-MINUT >> LOOK AT ALL THE TOYS. REPORTER: JOYCE DUDLEY HAS FOUR FOSTER CHILDREN AND SAYS SHE DOESN’T KNOW WHAT SHE’D DO WITHOUT THE DONATIONS. DONATIONS MADE POSSIBLE AFTER A GROUP OF LOCAL REALTORS STEPPED UP TO MAKE SURE ALL THE PRESENTS WERE IN PLACE. CLICKS THEY’RE GOING TO BE SO HAPPY ON CHRISTMAS WHEN THEY OPEN UP ALL THEM, THE GIFTS YOU JUST GAVE THEM. I’M SO HAPPY. REPORTER: THE DIRECTOR OF THE SALVATION ARMY SAYS THIS TIME LAST WEEK, SHE WASN’T EVEN SURE SHE’D HAVE ENOUGH GIFTS TO GIVE TO ALL THE PEOPLE YOU SEE LINED UP RIGHT THERE. >> IT IS A FABULOUS THING TO SEE THE CARS PULL UP AND THE TOYS GO IN. REPORTER: TUSCALOOSA POLICE ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR THE PERSON WHO TOOK THE HOLIDAY GIFTS FROM THE SALVATION ARMY’S WAREHOUSE. A SECURITY GUARD HAS EVEN BEEN SPENDING THE NIGHT THERE TO MAKE SURE NO ONE TAKES ANYTHING ELSE. >> WE DID NOT LET THE GRINCH STEAL CHRISTMAS. IT’S GOING TO BE A GREAT YEAR AND WE’RE FINISHING STRONG. REPORTER: JOYCE DUDLEY HAS A MESSAGE FOR THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR STEALING THE GIFTS. >> THEY SHOULD PUT THEM UNDER THE JAIL. DON’T PUT THEM IN THE JAIL, PUT THEM UNDER THE JAIL CAUSE THAT’S WHERE THEY NEED TO BE. THEY WERE WRONG FOR THAT. REPORTER: THE SEASON OF GIVING NEVER MORE EVIDENT THAN NOW. IN TUSCALOOSA, CHIP SCARBOROUGH, WVTM 13. SHERI: AND THANK GOODNESS THEY WERE ABLE TO RELY ON THOSE REALTORS. THAT WAS NICE OF THEM TO MAKE THE DONATION. GUY: I JUST DON’T UNDERSTAND HOW YOU CAN BE A GRINCH THIS TIME OF YEAR. SHERI: EXACTLY.
Salvation Army of Tuscaloosa distributes gifts days after warehouse burglarized
Updated: 6:22 PM CST Dec 19, 2019
The holiday season didn’t seem hopeful for some families in Tuscaloosa after someone took nearly $6,000 worth of gifts from the local Salvation Army.
The holiday season didn’t seem hopeful for some families in Tuscaloosa after someone took nearly $6,000 worth of gifts from the local Salvation Army.
