ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Due to ongoing hurricane recovery efforts, the Anna Maria Island Privateers’ annual Christmas parade has been canceled.
But each year, the Privateers also assist at least one local family in need during the Christmas holiday season and they provide the family or families with Christmas gifts donated by the local community.
This year, the Privateers are assisting a family of four that includes the mom and dad, a 6-year-old son with incurable brain cancer and a 2-year-old daughter. The father works fulltime and the mother is currently going to trade school. Their son is wheelchair-bound and requires around-the-clock care and daily therapy.
The family’s wish list includes WalMart/Parents Choice brand pullups (size 4t-5t), bibs that clip around neck (no over-the-head bibs), boy’s toys that light up and can be played with, boy’s pull-up sweat pants (size 5t), boys zip-up hoodies (no over-the-head, size 5t), girl’s leggings and T-shirts (size 3t) crayons and coloring books for the 2-year-old girl.
Please call 315-529-6507 if you’d like to donate gift items, make a cash donation or need information about additional gift items that might be needed and appreciated.
The Privateers will also participate in the Christmas in Cortez event taking place at the Florida Maritime Museum in Cortez on Saturday, Dec. 14 from 1-4 p.m.
