Ross County, OH – Local veterans will be honored this holiday season as the Ross County Sheriff’s Office teams up with Light Ohio Blue and the Chillicothe VA Medical Center for Operation Santa’s Sleigh on December 23. The annual event will deliver gifts and holiday cheer to area veterans.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, community members are invited to help “fill Santa’s sleigh” by donating new items such as coloring books, puzzle books, warm throw blankets, journaling books, paint-by-number sets, and hospital grippy socks. Donations will be accepted now through 4:00 p.m. on Monday, December 15.
Items can be dropped off at the Law Enforcement Complex at 28 N. Paint Street in Chillicothe between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
The donated gifts will be wrapped by local 4-H groups and delivered to veterans as part of the December 23 event. Sheriff George W. Lavender Jr. expressed gratitude to the community for supporting the effort, noting the continued importance of honoring those who have served.
This marks another year of collaboration between local law enforcement and community organizations to recognize veterans during the holidays.
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