SOUTH TALLAHASSEE, FL (WTXL) \u2014 A Woodville woman has spent years turning her family’s spirit of giving into a community tradition, hosting an annual event that provides free clothes, shoes, household items, hygiene products, and a hot meal to families in need.<\/p>\n
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Woodville community comes together to provide free essentials to families in need<\/p>\n
The event, held Sunday at the Woodville Community Center, was described as the biggest one yet. <\/p>\n
Juanita Webster, the organizer, said she has hosted the gathering every September for four years, displaying a year’s worth of gently used items and purchasing hygiene products with support from family, friends, and classmates.<\/p>\n
The motivation behind the event is deeply personal.<\/p>\n
“Well, my mom was always a giver. She passed away years ago when I was seven, so I wanted to carry on the legacy,” Webster said.<\/p>\n
For many attendees, the free items represent more than just goods they offer financial relief. <\/p>\n
Kimberly Skula said she attends to collect items for people she knows who are in need, including her brother and students at the school where she works.<\/p>\n
“It definitely saves the money because clothes are expensive today, for sure,” Skula said.<\/p>\n
Webster said the need in her community is what drives her to keep the event going each year. <\/p>\n
She grew up in Woodville and said she hopes every person who attends walks away knowing that someone cares about them.<\/p>\n
“Everyone just always give. Just have always have the spirit of giving and helping someone. Just a shirt, a pair of shoes that gently used that you may not even like that’s sitting in your closet, somebody may see that as the biggest gift. So just give,” Webster said.<\/p>\n
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