MIAMI – Some older older people are finding a assisting hand through these hard financial occasions.
Two teams are coming together to help seniors extend their budgets, so they can present holiday getaway provides for their grandchildren.
Staff with the Pantry of Broward and The Casino of Dania Beach have distributed much more than 3,000 toys above the past two days to seniors in Broward County.
“Seniors are our biggest demographic right here in Broward County. As we know, with inflation and soaring fees their budgets are becoming stretched as well. These seniors have grandchildren and we want their grandchildren to have a good holiday break. So it is really important for us to give to these seniors,” explained Maureen Luna, the Pantry of Broward CEO.
Additional than 300 seniors showed up to shop for their grandchildren Monday. Ms. Francis Meredith was one particular of them. “I am so grateful mainly because I truly didn’t have any income to assist my grandchildren and I definitely do thank goodness for it. I enjoy my babies and they really like me,” she mentioned..
Employees with the Casino of Dania Seashore explained to CBS4 it felt so good to be a husband or wife in this function.
“When I observed out what they do in the community it certainly touched my heart and the hearts of my co-workers and the On line casino of Dania Seaside as a entire,” reported Varsha Dorval with The Casino of Dania Seaside.
The toy drive has been an yearly occasion for about ten several years this yr was further particular. There have been so lots of donations this yr that the teams will be equipped to go on distributing presents up right until the holiday.
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