It shows the comradery of this community and the support the families have from the local community." We had huge support from the command at JBER as well. "Anytime you can bring community partners together and families in the community to help build strong military families it is a success. "The event was a huge success for the families," Colle said.
Seeing the kids' faces light up is what it's all about."Organizers began putting the event together in August to allow time for donors to contribute and time for families to sign up for reserved attendance slots, which fill up rapidly after they're announced, according to Collee. "It's an amazing experience just to be able to be here, especially for people who maybe can't do much. Nathan Schiers, 962d Airborne Air Control Squadron communications systems operator, brought their daughter Kambryn, 3, to the event and was impressed with everything the organizers put together. Additionally, the Armed Forces YMCA was a partner with us for the first time." We also had food provided by the base security forces personnel. We had a gift wrap station so the families didn't have to worry about wrapping their gifts at home. Santa was there, and the children were definitely excited. "We also had Hank the Moose available for the families to get their pictures taken.
"Home Depot brought a kids clinic to set up for the children to make a project to take home with them," Collee said. "The families registered for the event to ensure we had an appropriate count for all ages and genders to receive a toy."Toys weren't the only things bringing wide-eyed smiles to the faces of JBER's children.
"We worked with several community partners to bring the community together and make this event a success," said Janice Collee, Operation Homefront Pacific Northwest director of programs. More than 400 people were on hand at the event which saw hundreds of brand new toys given out to the children of military families who signed up weeks in advance. The Service Member and Family Assistance Center hosted the third annual Operation Homefront holiday toy distribution event at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Dec. JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska –
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