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The Carson City community held its third annual Holiday Crawl Benefit 2017 on Saturday to raise money for the Holiday with a Hero campaign that gives local homeless children a chance to shop for themselves and family for Christmas. The downtown Carson City event was attended by more than 400 people, up about 100 from last year, organizers say.
Tim Milligan, general manager of Capital Ford, left, presents a check for $3,500 to representatives of Holiday With a Hero in Carson City, Nev., on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017.
With the exception of "the birds and the bees," there is probably no more sensitive topic to discuss with our children than the existence of Santa Claus. For the record, I believe in Santa Claus. Yup, I do.
For those families already struggling and living in poverty, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought disparity to many in Carson City, including school children whose parents may have lost their jobs or have been displaced because of rising rents.
Holiday With a Hero, the volunteer effort to brighten Christmas for hundreds of Carson City children, has received its biggest donation from local business Nevada Fence. Along with a check for $10,001, the owners of Nevada Fence issued a bit of a challenge to others to help with the cause.