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BLUE BELL, Pa. - December 23, 2007 (WPVI) -- A group of boy scouts have done a very good deed for a Philadelphia family who lost their home to fire last Sunday.
The Boy Scouts of Troop 444 armed themselves with gifts. Led by Santa, the boys marched down Shoal Creek Drive.
Their mission was to turn the Dunphy family's holiday tragedy into a Christmas they'll never forget.
"It was so wonderful. The people have been so amazing," Janet Dunphy said.
The Dunphy's Somerton home burned down a week ago and with it went all the family's gifts and belongings.
"You see it on the news, happening to somebody else, you just don't expect that it could happen to you and your family. It's been very devastating," Michael Dunphy said.
"We were going to sell wreaths to make money to get a trailer, but when we heard about this, we thought this would be a better cause for the money to go to," Bob Sharkus of Troop 444 said.
These scouts certainly understand the spirit of the holidays. They sacrificed to make this Christmas better for the less fortunate.
"It was really nice. It's really what Christmas is all about," Sharkus said.
"They really made this special," Janet Dunphy said.(Copyright ©2009 WPVI-TV/DT. All Rights Reserved.)
local/state, chad pradelli
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