Gallery: Memphis’ charitable nature evident this holiday season
From coat drives to replacing stolen gifts, Memphians help those in need
Burglary victim Sylvia Crump cheers for her new TV as she thanks the Memphis Police Department officers and Boll Weevils who showed up on her doorstep on Wednesday, Dec. 19, to replace Christmas gifts that were stolen from her house. MPD and the Weevils partnered with Target to make surprise deliveries to more than a dozen households that were recently burglarized. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Tatyana Bellamy tries to make a tough toy choice while shopping for her 2-year-old during the Neighborhood Christian Center's annual Christmas toy store on Thursday, Dec. 20. The event provides more than 500 families with the opportunity to choose gifts for their children. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Burglary victim Monica Lawrence (right) and her mother, Shirley McGhee, thank Memphis Police officers and Boll Weevils who delivered items on Wednesday, Dec. 19, to replace Christmas gifts that were stolen from their home. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Jordan Woodard and other members of the Memphis Ambassadors Program sort through winter clothing that was collected during their charity coat drive. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Burglary victim Sylvia Crump, 67, embraces Memphis Police Lt. Col. Dana Sampietro as Crump thanks officers and Boll Weevils who came to her house on Wednesday, Dec. 19, to replace Christmas gifts that were stolen from her home. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Sandi Sadler with the Office of Youth Services shows off a pair of baby booties as youths with the Memphis Ambassadors Program sort through winter wear collected during their charity coat drive. MAP collected more than 1,200 clothing items to distribute to needy kids at Memphis community centers, Meritan foster care and area schools. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Youths with the Memphis Ambassadors Program and their parents sort through winter wear on Dec. 19, 2018 that was collected during MAP's charity coat drive. MAP kids collected more than 1,200 clothing items to distribute to needy children at Memphis community centers, Meritan foster care and area schools. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Burglary victim Terri Hanna Nixon, 5, shies away from one of the strangely dressed Boll Weevils who delivered gifts to her family on Wednesday, Dec. 19. MPD officers and the Weevils surprised more than a dozen households that were burglarized recently. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Terri Hanna Nixon, 5, and her sister Taniya, 2, visit the Boll Weevils' bus on Wednesday, Dec. 19. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Memphis Police officers unload gifts at burglary victim Stacie Jackson's South Memphis home on Wednesday, Dec. 19. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Jameshua Clark and her son Logan Williams, 2, wait to shop for stocking-stuffers during the Neighborhood Christian Center's annual Christmas toy store on Thursday, Dec. 20. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Burglary victim Patricia Byers embraces Memphis Police Deputy Chief Michael Shearin as she thanks Memphis Police officers and Boll Weevils who showed up at her home on Wednesday, Dec. 19, with Christmas gifts to replace presents that were stolen from her home. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Sheniqua Woodard (from left), Christina Elliott and Briauna Stewart sort through winter clothing items collected during the coat drive held by the Memphis Ambassadors Program. MAP collected more than 1,200 clothing items to distribute to needy kids. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
One of the Memphis Boll Weevils delivers Christmas presents to victims of recent burglaries. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Burglary victim Paris Patrick, 8, gets a new Christmas stocking full of gifts from a Boll Weevil who dropped off Christmas gifts to replace items that were stolen from the family's home. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Volunteer Jarmeese Morrow helps shoppers during the Neighborhood Christian Center's annual Christmas toy store on Thursday, Dec. 20. The NCC provided more than 500 families with the opportunity to choose presents for their children. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Antwann Jones (left), a guard for the University of Memphis basketball team, hands a bag of Christmas gifts to Jordan Brunson (center) during a toy drive hosted by the University of Memphis and the City of Memphis. (Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian)
Zion Banks, 3, lifts a heavy bag of toys he picked up from the "Tiger Toy Drive" hosted by the University of Memphis men's basketball team and the City of Memphis. (Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian)
Saniya Richardson (right) and her friends attend a toy drive hosted by the University of Memphis and the City of Memphis. (Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian)
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