The Christmas season kicked on Charleston's West Side Thursday morning.

For nearly 20 years, the Mountain Mission has held a Christmas thrift sale to benefit their Christmas Food Basket program. It runs through Saturday.

"Last year we broke $30,000" in sales, said John Roberts, executive director of the Mountain Mission. "We have over 50 Christmas trees and over 40,000 items."

This sale is a big deal for holiday bargain hunters.

"We have people calling three months in advance to confirm the [Christmas] sale dates to schedule vacation to come shopping with us," Roberts said.

For 99 years, the Mountain Mission has assisted local families in the Greater Kanawha Valley with their immediate emergency needs including food, utility assistance, furniture, etc. Roberts said the Mountain Missio

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