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By Thanksgiving sunup, the aroma of turkey legs — grilled overnight, under careful watch of pit masters — was so thick it reached surrounding streets.
It has been a decades-long tradition for the Caller-Times to help South Texas families in need during the holiday season. This year, as hundreds of families continue to struggle financially during the coronavirus pandemic, many children are in desperate need of clothes, essential items, and most of all, toys. By detailing the children’s lives — their personalities, their dreams, their pastimes — there is a hope their stories will inspire the community to invest in a better holiday for the youngest, and often the neediest, in the Coastal Bend. The donations to the Caller-Times Chil...