The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office has the perfect solution for those who could never use all the Christmas decorations they brought from up north.
Local residents can instead donate them to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Villages Annex, located at 8033 E. CR 466, The Villages. The donated decorations, which can be anything from trees to nativity scenes, will be transported to the Sumter County Fairgrounds, where a volunteer organization sorts the items and sets them up like they would be displayed in a store. Families are then invited to shop at the “store” and select items free of charge.
New items are also welcomed. Trees, ornaments, indoor and outdoor decorations, and lights are all needed. Anything that will give a home the feeling of Christmas will be much appreciated by a family who, although is making a living, just does not have enough money for the extras during the holidays.
Donations will be accepted from Oct. 13 through Dec. 11 during business hours only, which are Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Please do not drop things off on the weekend. Call 352-689-4600 for more information.