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Needy kids get shopping spree at Farmingdale Walmart
The Marie Gubitosi Foundation sponsored 200 needy children, who were each given $100 to spend on whatever they wanted at Walmart in Farmingdale on Wednesday. Videojournalist: Brittany Wait (Dec. 5, 2012) (December 5, 2012 8:32 PM)
Superstorm Sandy put 2 feet of water into the first floor of Aiden Santamaria’s Freeport home, inundating his toy chest with mold and ruining his action figures and miniature trucks.
On Wednesday, Santamaria’s father surprised the 12-year-old and his two younger brothers, Cole, 7, and Owen, 6, by bringing them to a Walmart in Farmingdale to replace the toys they lost.
“We lost some of...
