Supporting families through the holiday season [Video]

Saturday is a big day for an Edmonton charity and it’s also the 20th year the organization has handed out its namesake holiday hampers to those in need.

Holiday Hamper Edmonton volunteers fill hampers with holiday essentials like food and household supplies and donate them to families.

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This year, the group aims to donate hampers to 2,000 families, their most ambitious goal yet according to Megan Normandeau, a Holiday Hamper committee member.

Families will get a turkey or fish, vegetables donated by local producers and non-perishable items bought by volunteer “elves.”

“Our elves are really the unsung heroes. They are the ones who are going to the grocery store, shopping for those non-perishables, completing the grocery list, buying small gifts for the family,” Normandeau said.

Around 100 volunteers were busy on Friday at the Edmonton Expo Centre, packing …