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 DRIVE-IN



















 Each year, the Marshal’s Office is proud to partner with   THANK YOU          TO OUR PRIVATE AND
 the Augusta Regional Airport and Augusta Partnership                          CORPORATE DONORS
 for  Children  to  facilitate  the  Santa  Fly-In  Toy  Drive.
 However,  due  to  the  ongoing  global  pandemic,  things   AdMAX Advertising           Immaculate Facilities Group
 were a little different this year.  Instead of holding the   ARFF Department             Insurance Services of Augusta
                                                   Associated Credit Union                Infrastructure Systems Management
 event at the airport as a Santa Fly-In Event, this year’s
                                                   Augusta Regional Airport               Kona Ice
 event was held at the Augusta Judicial Center as a Santa   with gifts, food, and a little holiday cheer, thanks to our private and corporate   Augusta Sports Council  Live Oak Behavioral Services
 Drive-In on December 12th.    donors.             Bill Beazley                           Greg Oldham

 With the assistance of Augusta Partnership for Children, 30 families with a   Cher Best  Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
 Christmas is supposed to be the most wonderful time of   total of 94 children were invited to the Santa Drive-In Toy Drive at the Augusta   Christmas Décor  James O’Neal
 the year.  However, the 2020 holiday season was unlike   Judicial Center.  The children were greeted by Santa and then handed bags   Coleman Sanitation  Phinizy Swamp
 any other in modern history. Families were not able to   filled  with  wrapped  gifts  that  were  purchased  off  the  children’s  wish  list.     D’Antignac & Merritt Heating & Air  Police & Firemen’s Association
                                                                                          Reverend Larry Fryer
                                                   Department of Public Health, East Central
 get together for Christmas, and many have lost their jobs   Faith Baptist Church of Thomson was on hand to provide each family with a   Faith Baptist Church of Thomson  Greg Smith
 due to the pandemic.  The Marshal’s Office and Augusta   turkey and all the fixings so that they could have a Christmas dinner at home   Health District 6  Dan Troutman
 Regional  Airport  were  able  to  provide  those  families   with their families.
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