Community Corner

Muskego Organizations Celebrate the True Gifts of Christmas

Names gathered by the Food Pantry, and gifts purchased by many organizations, culminate in a warm event on a cold December day.

The held their annual Christmas party at the on Saturday, Dec. 10, granting gift wishes for more than 100 children and families. Kris Huss, a volunteer, said area churches "really stepped up" taking lists of names, shopping and returning wrapped gifts for Santa to hand out.

Peace Lutheran Church, , , the and the Muskego Woman's Club along with some families and businesses collaborated to make sure all the names had a gift to go along.

"This means so much," said one mom whose 7-year old boy was eagerly unwrapping his gift. "We did this last year and he was looking forward to it again. He even decided to miss his basketball game this morning to come."

The event also included food from Pizza Hut and was served by volunteers from the Moose Lodge and the food pantry. Walmart also donated about 30 dozen cookies to cap off the holiday afternoon.

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