ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Volunteers were hard at work Friday afternoon emptying out a storage unit filled with gifts, decorations, winter coats and all the supplies to put on this year's Englewood Holiday Store .

"The idea is to turn the school into a kind of winter wonderland holiday shopping experience," said Nathan Hoag.

Hoag is the lead pastor at Sacred Grace Englewood, and has been helping run the Englewood Holiday Store out of Bishop Elementary School for the last decade.

"Families are able to register to shop at the store. All of the gifts are new and valued at, at least $25 a piece. When they get to the register, they pay $5 a piece per gift," Hoag explained. "We're giving them the opportunity to still make a payment and be a contributor to the process. We feel that's empowering to

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