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    People to People

    Oct 25, 2018 3 minutes
    BY RODNEY SMITH, JR., HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA

    MOST PEOPLE PUT the Christmas lights on their tree after they get it home. I plugged the lights on my tiny tree into a battery and strapped the whole thing to the roof of my car. The people I played Santa for didn’t have homes, so I was going to bring Christmas to them.

    My car was stuffed with donations: tents, blankets, sleeping bags, clothes, hygiene kits, Bibles and more. I made sure I hadn’t forgotten anything before I climbed behind the wheel. Then I took a moment to

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