Gifts were given to locals without question. Adults were specifically targeted because so many other local charities are aimed at children on the holiday.
Work gloves were a common handout since many people in the area are day-laborers ,and gloves will protect their hands and keep them warm. Homeless veterans living at the nearby Good Neighbor Center were given food and clothes as well.
Two of the men helped Friday received their gifts after they were seen walking through the heavy morning downpour. Mark Bodrick and LeRoy Burton were given hats, gloves and loaves of bread. Both men said they were surprised at what came their way on an otherwise dreary day.
“It’s marvelous man, it’s marvelous man,” Bodrick said.
Celebration Station, located at 1935 Reynolds Ave., is a non-denominational mission. It’s patrons are many from inner-city neighborhoods, including prostitutes and drug addicts trying to reform their lives, Keelin said.

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