WITH MATT AND LISA. >> Matt: ALL RIGHT, TOM. THANK YOU FOR KEEPING TRACK OF
ALL THAT.
IT’S COMPLICATED OUT THERE
TODAY.
IN HERE, IT’S BEEN PRETTY
COMPLICATED IN ITSELF.
THOUSANDS OF PARENTS HAVE BEEN
COMING THROUGH THESE DOORS AND
THEY’VE BEEN REUNITED OR FIRST
TIME BEING UNITED WITH THESE
PACKAGES HERE AND THESE GIFTS,
AND IT CAN’T HAPPEN WITHOUT THIS
ARMY OF VOLUNTEERS.
>> Lisa: I WOULD CALL IT MORE
ORGANIZED CHAOS.
THINGS HAVE BEEN RUNNING VERY
SMOOTHLY HERE.
OF COURSE, IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE
HELP OF SOME TREMENDOUS
VOLUNTEERS.
NEWS 6’S ADRIANA EVASHINSKI MET
ONE PERSON WHO VOLUNTEERS.
SHE DOES NOT HAVE CHILDREN BUT
SHE’S MADE IT HER MISSION TO
HELP OTHERS WHO DO HAVE
CHILDREN.
SHE CALLS HERSELF SANTA’S
HELPER.
>> OH, CHECK THIS OUT.
OH, HI.
CHECK THIS OUT.
>> Reporter: SHE HAS A GIFT OF
BRINGING JOY TO EVERYONE SHE
MEETS, WHICH MAKES HER THE
PERFECT PERSON FOR HANDING OUT
GIFTS TO THE FAMILIES AND
SENIORS AT THE JOY CENTER.
FROM THE SPARKLE IN HER EYES TO
THE SPARKLE OF HER MINNIE MOUSE
HEADBAND, SHE TRULY EXEMPLIFIES
THE MAGIC OF THE SEASON.
>> MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU.
>> Reporter: AND WHY GIVING
GIFTS TO THOSE IN NEED COULD BE
THE GREATEST GIFT OF ALL.
>> I GET VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT.
I’M WONDERING HOW MANY CHILDREN
THEY HAVE AND WHAT’S IN THE
GOODIE BAG AND MATCHING IT UP.
>> Reporter: SHE FEELS VERY
BLESSED TO GIVE BACK TO HER
CENTRAL FLORIDA COMMUNITY.
>> MERRY, MERRY CHRISTMAS, OKAY?
BYE, TAKE CARE.
THANK YOU.
>> Reporter: ESPECIALLY TO THE
SENIORS HERE.
>> I WISH YOU A WONDERFUL
CHRISTMAS.
I TELL YOU WHAT, YOU’RE 92 YEARS
YOUNG, GIRLFRIEND.
>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THIS IS
HER GIFT TO HERSELF THIS
CHRISTMAS SEASON.
>> MY PARENTS BROUGHT US UP TO
BELIEVE THAT EVERYONE ELSE HAS A
STORY.
ME, MYSELF, I’M FULL OF
GRATITUDE FOR THE BLESSINGS THAT
I HAVE.
>> Reporter: SHE SAYS BEING ABLE
TO HELP FAMILIES SHOP FOR THEIR
CHILDREN BRINGS HER THE MOST JOY
OF ALL AND HELPS HER KNOW SHE’S
MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIFE
OF A CHILD AND THEIR FAMILY.
>> IT MAKES ME FEEL GOOD THAT
THEY’RE FEELING GOOD.
I THINK JUST THAT EXTRA THING WE
CAN DO TO MAKE THE WORLD A
BETTER PLACE, I REALLY DO
BELIEVE THAT’S WHAT IT’S ALL
ABOUT.
OKAY, THE WAGON IS EMPTY.
>> Reporter: ADRIANA EVASHINSKI,
GETTING RESULTS, NEWS 6.
>> WE’VE DONE OUR DEED!
>> Lisa: I LOVE IT.
IT’S LIKE CHRISTMAS MORNING FOR
EVERYONE WHO IS DOWN HERE
CELEBRATEING TODAY AND SEEING
THE EXCITEMENT AND THE SMILES ON
SO MANY PEOPLE’S FACES.
IT’S A GREAT PLACE TO BE RIGHT
NOW.
>> Matt: IT REALLY IS.
THERE’S A REASON THEY CALL IT
THE JOY CENTER.
IT’S PURE JOY AROUND HERE AS THE
PARENTS GET TO PICK UP THESE
GIFTS FOR THEIR KIDS.
CANDACE CAMPOS HAS BEEN WITH
MANY OF THOSE FAMILIES AS THEY
RECEIVED THE TOYS.
WHAT’S THAT BEEN LIKE?
>> Candace: OH, MY GOSH, IT’S
AMAZING HERE AT THE JOY CENTER.
WE HAVE ALL THE RAIN OUTSIDE,
BUT I DIDN’T REALIZE HOW MANY
RAIN OF TEARS WOULD HAPPEN
INSIDE THE BUILDING.
SO MANY FAMILIES, JUST SO
SURPRISED TO SEE THE AMOUNT OF
GIVING THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS
DONE FOR THEM, FOR THEIR
FAMILIES.
WE MET THIS ONE WOMAN, MARIA,
THE MOTHER OF TWO.
SHE SAW US COME DOWN WITH THE
GIFTS AND SHE WAS JUST SAYING
"THEY ONLY WANTED THIS OR THAT
AND YOU GUYS HAVE DELIVEED SO
MUCH MORE."
HERE’S WHAT SHE HAD TO SAY.
>> I JUST WANT TO PICK UP MY
TOYS AND SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> Candace: DID YOU SEE
EVERYTHING?
>> YEAH, THE LITTLE KITCHEN,
IT’S GORGEOUS.
>> Candace: LOOK AT THAT.
>> IT’S SO GORGEOUS.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THIS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> Candace: YOU’RE WELCOME.
YOU’RE WELCOME.
WE HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL
CHRISTMAS.
>> YOU TOO.
>> Candace: YOU SPEND A LOT OF
MEMORIES AROUND THE KITCHEN WITH
YOUR LITTLE ONES.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU.
>> Candace: YOU’RE WELCOME.
IT’S THOSE MEMORIES THAT WILL
KEEP ON GIVING FOR MARIA AND HER
TWO CHILDREN.
WE HAVE MORE PEOPLE COMING IN,
GETTING READY TO PICK UP THEIR
GIFTS.
THEY’RE GOING TO HEAD OUT TO THE
TEDDY BEAR CORNER, PICK OUT
THEIR TEDDY BEARS AND THEIR
STOCKINGS AND, OF COURSE, PICK
UP THEIR AMAZING GIFTS FOR THEIR
CHILDREN.
WE HAD SENIORS PICKING UP THEIR
STUFF EARLIER TODAY.
JUST SMILES ALL AROUND.
I HOPE YOU GUYS CAN FEEL THAT AT
HOME.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE TIME
YOU TOOK TO SHOP AND THINK ABOUT
THESE KIDS AND THESE SENIORS.
THANK YOU FOR THE TIME, THE
MONEY, EVERYTHING, TO MAKE SURE