early Tuesday morning December 17th over a 100 members of the penel County Sheriff's Office mobilized to shop for Santa this ensures that families registered with the sheriff's Christmas sharing project have the best Christmas they possibly can over the course of the year as members work the streets of pelis County they identify families in need and recommend they become part of the project once registered families submit Christmas wish lists and Santa shoppers take over most lists consist of basic needs like underwear socks or school clothes but our members make sure that each child gets something very special we're here at the Tyrone Target store for the ride the finishing of the ride and run with the Stars uh charity event we're here with over 100 110 volunteers from both Sheriff's Office from uh some of our private partners that help sponsor this event we're going to spend close to $43,000 today in 2 hours to help support uh children and their families have been VI victims of violent crimes or have been suffering from economic Strife severe economic strife and uh we're looking at about 760 children this morning and about 330 families so it's an awesome event it's a great way for pel County Sheriff's Office to partner with the community to support the community and to get back to the community it's our 20th year uh it's a fantastic year and it's something we look forward to each and every year that we do this over $40,000 later the shopping was done once once the presents are wrapped our deputies will deliver them to our local families on behalf of the sheriff's Christmas sharing project and everyone at the pelis county sheriff's office thank you to our friends at Target all of our partners and all of those that ride and run every year for a great cause have a very merry Christmas