Spaghetti Dinner Raises Funds For Shop With A Hero, Toys For Tots

Woodstock residents who are looking for a way to help less fortunate children have a great Christmas can attend the Warrior Watch Riders’ fourth annual Spaghetti Dinner.

The dinner, which will benefit the Woodstock Public Safety Foundation’s Shop with a Hero initiative and the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves’ Toys for Tots program, will be held 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2 at Magnolia Hall in Woodstock.

The cost to attend the dinner is $12, and all proceeds will be donated to Shop with a Hero. Or, residents can bring an unwrapped toy valued at $12 or greater that will be donated to the Toys For Tots Program.

Children under 12, police and fire officials in uniform will eat for free. Additionally, everyone will have an opportunity to have his or her’s picture taken with Santa and Mrs. Claus.

Shop with a Hero pairs a less fortunate child with a firefighter or police officer to shop for Christmas gifts for themselves and members of their families. Toys For Tots collects new, unwrapped toys to distribute as Christmas presents to less fortunate children.

RSVPs can be made to Al “Hippie” Minella at wwrhippie@att.net or Tom Hunt at tmt-1@comcast.net.

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