Thornton Township, the largest township in Illinois, is giving away more than 4,500 toys to community residents as well as 7,000 free holiday food baskets during its annual Christmas Care program. The program has been going on for more than a decade. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16 at one of our Thornton Township Building, 16910 Westview St. in South Holland.
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“This is one of my favorite programs all year,” said Frank M. Zuccarelli, Thornton Township supervisor. “It’s a great feeling when you see the excitement in a child’s eyes when they see all the wrapped presents, and then you see the parents so thankful that they can provide a good Christmas for their children.”
“The township enjoys helping families. That is what local government is supposed to do,” said Jill Manning, director of special projects and coordinator of the Christmas Care program. “The community really comes out for this program and we are going to continue having this event for our residents.”
In addition, we wrap presents from Dec. 5 to Dec. 13 at the same building in case television stations want B-roll of that before they come.