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Homeless celebrate Christmas, get outreach ahead of cold night in SWFL
Published: December 25, 2020 6:34 PM EST
Updated: December 26, 2020 7:20 AM EST
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With the cold weather expected Friday night, Southwest Florida opened up shelters to make sure people experiencing homelessness had a warm place to stay.
Staff in Lee County handed out blankets and hot coffee to the homeless, as well as hand warmers and socks.
For the past decade, Gene Bradley’s family has celebrated Christmas by bringing holiday cheer to homeless people in their community.
“So we scoped out where we saw people for the last couple of weeks, and we’re out here just giving back what we collected,” Bradley said.
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