they ll cut a christmas tree in an area that we haven t treated yet. reporter: after being a dude ranch and a marijuana b&b, this place went through bankruptcy. going from this to this, spacing the trees and clearing the underbrush to prevent this. if there were 100 trees there might be 15 left and they now have space between them and they can grow, they can get water. and so the idea is instead of having a force fire, you create this environment where there s room between the trees. and it turns into a healthy forest again. reporter: when he is done he will sell the ranch to project sanctuary, a group that brings military families together in a wilderness setting to reconnect after long deployments. there s going to be hundreds of people affected positively, because of this experience. the family fishing on the river
heartbroken. we were very disappointed. reporter: and the good news is you re back. we re back. we re here. and this year the need is so great and yet our hands are tied. we can only do so much. reporter: the group lost its usual warehouse. donation he are down, need is up. they d like to help twice as many families like the carters,. we are doing the very best we can now during this time of covid and everything so it helps out a lot. believing in santa is one thing. being santa is another. some people have a gift for giving. mark strassmann, cbs news, grand rapids, michigan. and we thank god for santa s helpers. that s the cbs news for this sunday. i m jericka duncan in new york, good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
infant to 12, five gifts apiece including a hand made hat and mittens. the santa claus girls. bringing christmas to life here since 1908. the love that the people have for giving back. just doesn t go away. reporter: outside, the usarski brothers, steve and paul help direct traffic on a nippy windy morning. the love you give is the love you get. their dad a firefighter was killed in the line of duty. the santa claus girls gave them many christmases. they brought gifts. the gifts would say, santa claus girls, gifts from santa claus girls. why does it say that? because santa can t deliver them all himself and the santa claus girls helped hip. okay. they cancelled their first delivery in the group s history. we were heartbroken.
you always know where to find them. we meet every friday here. nice meeting you all, veterans! nice meeting you! reporter: for cbs weekend news, i m chris davis, brentwood, tennessee. o keefe: thank you for the great story. we want to recap tonight s top story, search and rescue crews are combing through the rubble after a devastating swarm of tornadoes ripped through at least six states leaving a path of destruction stretching more than 200 miles, dozens are feared dead including at least 70 in kentucky, where president biden tonight declared a federal emergency. that s the cbs weekend news for this saturday. i m ed o keefe reporting from the cbs broadcast center in new york. on behalf of all of us at cbs news, good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
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