Findlay firefighters helped brighten the holidays for several local kids and their families.

The Findlay Fire Department again this year participated in the Shop with a Firefighter program, in conjunction with Findlay Hope House and Walmart.

WFIN News Director Matt Demczyk spoke with Travis Bohn about how much the event means to the children and the firefighters.

As Travis mentioned in the audio file above, firefighters took some children Christmas shopping at the Walmart on Tiffin Avenue, which donated $3,000 for the event. The firefighters union donated an additional 1,000, and in additional to that, they passed the boot around the fire stations and collected money for a nice gift basket for each family.

Firefighters, their wives, and other volunteers could be seen walking through the aisles with the kids as they bought gifts and essentials for their family members and themselves.

Millstream Area Credit Union volunteers then wrapped up the gifts for the families.