A FEW DAYS AWAY, AND A NINE YEAR OLD GIRL IN TUSCALOOSA SPENT THE LAST MONTH TRYING TO MAKE SURE EVERY CHILD HAS A PRESENT UNDER THE TREE. WVTM13’S ZOE BLAIR SAT DOWN WITH THE MCKENZIE FAMILY TODAY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW THIS TOY DRIVE STARTED FIVE YEARS AGO. A CHRISTMAS TREE WITH NO PRESENTS UNDER IT. IT’S A SAD REALITY FOR MANY CHILDREN AND IT’S SOMETHING. NINE YEAR OLD MIA MCKENZIE IS WORKING TO CHANGE SINCE SHE WAS THREE. MIA HAS BEEN WORKING TO SPREAD HOLIDAY JOY TO OTHER CHILDREN. SHE CAME TO ME AND WE HAD ALL THE CHRISTMAS PRESENTS UNDER THE TREE, AND SHE WAS UPSET AND WE ASKED HER WHY. SHE SAID THAT SHE REALIZED THERE WERE A LOT OF KIDS OUT THERE THAT DIDN’T HAVE ANY PRESENTS UNDER THEIR TREE, AND MIGHT NOT EVEN HAVE A CHRISTMAS TREE, AND SHE WANTED TO DO SOMETHING …
Mia’s Toy Drive: How a 9-year-old is sharing the gift of giving this holiday season [Video]
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