William Richardson has been a volunteer with We Care of Franklin County for more than 20 years.

Last year, his wife Anna Richardson passed away from cancer on December 16th.

One of her last requests before she passed was to volunteer one more Christmas with We Care of Franklin County.

Unfortunately she did not make it so in her honor, her husband plans to camp for one week to raise toys for We Care.


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Richardson will be in a tent outside of the Auto Zone in Rocky Mount from December 10th to December 16th.

So far this year, more than 1,500 children in Franklin County have asked to receive toys from this program.

If you'd like to donate a toy, you can visit Richardson at Auto Zone, 546 Old Franklin Turnpike in Rocky Mount.

Other drop-off locations include Dairy Queen at 995 Franklin Street, Rocky Mount; Pizza King at 925 North Main Street, Rocky Mount; Bojangles at 30 Marketplace Drive, Rocky Mount or Willard Companies at 75 Builders Pride Drive in Hardy.

Monetary donations will also be accepted.

The deadline for donations is December 19th.

For more information call (540) 483-7900.