“Assembling toys, checking off lists as gifts were delivered and filling boxes with clothes and other goods, University of Virginia student volunteers with the Holiday Sharing program were as busy as Santa’s elves last week as they prepared for Saturday’s festive distribution day.

One of more than 20 community service programs of Madison House – the independent, nonprofit volunteer center for UVA students – Holiday Sharing annually partners with the Salvation Army to provide local, low-income families with food and presents to help make their holidays merry.

This year, the program assisted 132 families, thanks to donations from hundreds of sponsors on Grounds and in the community. Organizations and individuals, UVA departments and offices were among this year’s donors.”

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