GRAND CHUTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Police officers around Northeast Wisconsin are helping those in need this holiday season with the Lights of Christmas campaign.
On Saturday, $50,000 in gift cards and hundreds of backpacks were handed off to police departments.
More than 50 officers from 18 precincts were at the event at the home of the Timber Rattlers.
Officers will hand out the gift cards and items to the people that need them the most this holiday season. The event is called Lights of Christmas campaign.
“We find somebody who is need, those who are suffering from homelessness. We get an opportunity to just give them something for a hot meal, whether it be a gift card, give them a blessing bag that they have some toiletries, some gloves, some hand warmers. Those things that are gonna keep them comfortable and safe through the winter.”
