DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — WAND’s annual Spirit of Giving event returns on Dec. 5 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The annual event brings car after car of donations, each one helping ensure every child in Macon County has a Christmas morning to remember.

Melody Scroggins has been helping with the Toys for Tots program for nearly three decades. She told WAND News it has been a labor of love.

“It’s been wonderful. I love doing it. I care about the kids,” Scroggins said, wiping away tears as she shared why the mission is so personal to her. “I don’t want them to think nobody cares about them."

Scroggins said her passion comes from knowing her own children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren experienced joyful Christmases, and she wants the same for every child in the community.

“It’s just deep in m

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