{"id":1243,"date":"2018-02-05T19:07:40","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T01:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/helpmadison.org\/?p=1243"},"modified":"2018-02-05T19:14:39","modified_gmt":"2018-02-06T01:14:39","slug":"it-was-a-merry-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helpmadison.org\/it-was-a-merry-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Merry Christmas!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Christmas toy drive was a huge success. Thank you to<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stonesriverelectric.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Stones River Electric<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.monkeyjoes.com\/locations\/rivergate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Monkey Joe\u2019s<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dollargeneral.com\/?utm_source=googlebusiness&amp;utm_medium=local&amp;utm_campaign=localsearch_20170101\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dollar General<\/a> for providing toy donations. We gave toys to 175 children in the Madison \u2013 37115 zip code. Also, families were provided gift bags, wrapping paper and bows to help make Christmas morning even more exciting. <a href=\"http:\/\/cityroadchapel.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">City Road United Methodist<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Dickerson-Road-Baptist-Church-118093778217061\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dickerson Road Baptist<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gbcnashville.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grace Baptist<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcfmbc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">McFerrin Missionary Baptist<\/a> churches provided toys and volunteers to help with the toy give away. The participation from all sources warmed the hearts of many children this Christmas.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1247 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/helpmadison.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/reduced-60-It-is-Set.-2jpg-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"415\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helpmadison.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/reduced-60-It-is-Set.-2jpg-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/helpmadison.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/reduced-60-It-is-Set.-2jpg-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/helpmadison.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/reduced-60-It-is-Set.-2jpg-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/helpmadison.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/reduced-60-It-is-Set.-2jpg-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/helpmadison.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/reduced-60-It-is-Set.-2jpg-1228x691.jpg 1228w, https:\/\/helpmadison.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/reduced-60-It-is-Set.-2jpg-614x346.jpg 614w, https:\/\/helpmadison.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/reduced-60-It-is-Set.-2jpg-295x166.jpg 295w, https:\/\/helpmadison.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/reduced-60-It-is-Set.-2jpg-590x332.jpg 590w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1246 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/helpmadison.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG_0175-e1517876962887-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"176\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helpmadison.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG_0175-e1517876962887-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/helpmadison.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG_0175-e1517876962887-295x393.jpg 295w, https:\/\/helpmadison.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG_0175-e1517876962887.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px\" \/><!-- <fw_preview_session>1517877738491<\/fw_preview_session> --><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Christmas toy drive was a huge success. Thank you to Stones River Electric, Monkey Joe\u2019s and Dollar General for providing toy donations. We gave toys to 175 children in the Madison \u2013 37115 zip code. Also, families were provided gift bags, wrapping paper and bows to help make Christmas morning even more exciting. 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