AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) — Families across the CSRA will have the chance to enjoy a festive holiday experience this December thanks to the SWAT Foundation’s Winter Wonderland event. “What we do is we actually provide Christmas assistance to families,” founder Marquitta Rucker said. “We also provide winter essentials like coats, hats, gloves, scarves, anything that you think someone would need to stay warm.” Families get to shop for gifts themselves. “We wanna make sure that we’re giving people things that they actually want, something that their children will bring joy.”
The event is completely free and open to anyone needing financial help during the holiday season. Families can apply online through the foundation’s website and social media pages. Selected families will pick up their gifts and enjoy the Winter Wonderland experience at Collins Elementary School on Saturday, December 6, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Rucker emphasized the importance of community partnerships. “If you wanna go fast, go alone, but if you wanna go far, go together. One of our community partners is SRP. The biggest sponsor this year has been YMCA Head Start. They’re actually providing the space for us to host this awesome event. We also have Pen Up Photographer, Precious Pearls, the Zetas, some moving companies, and radio stations like WLCZ helping us. They’re actually going to sponsor about 20 families,” she said…