MONROE, NC (WBTV) - On Christmas Eve, one of the largest retail chains transformed into Santa's toy store for close to two dozen sick children.
For two hours, children and their families got $500 to spend on anything in the store they wanted.
It's all thanks to an organization called Hometown Heroes. Founded by a former Monroe police officer Donnie Dixson, the group has helped needy families for 13 years.
"It's worth the trip..we have a good time..it's fun," Dixson said.
Nicole Gordon's 5-year-old son Chase was diagnosed with nueroblastoma. She says there were times in the hospital they worried how they would have a Christmas.
But for Gordon and the other families, that's all forgotten for a few hours.
"We come in here..turn him loose and he gets what he wants," Chris Crook said. Crook's 3-year-old son Corbin is fighting a rare form of anemia.
The group raises money throughout the year with a motorcycle ride, Christmas tree sales and with the help of local businesses.
For more information, go to www.hometownheroesonline.org.? They also have a Facebook page, under "Hometown-Heroes, Monroe NC."
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