'I was really surprised,' beamed Troy Austin, a security guard at Burlington High School.
A Vermont man, whose volunteer work is aimed at boosting the spirits of underprivileged children at the holidays, received a surprise at his workplace Wednesday in support of his charity toy drive.
"I was really surprised," beamed Troy Austin, a security guard at Burlington High School, who was greeted with an unexpected song and donations from BHS faculty, staff and students. BHS community members had been secretly collecting donations to jumpstart Austin's annual charity effort known as Troy's Toy Drive, which started in 2015 and has grown steadily since then.
"Troy has always been such a great asset to our community," said Gussie Guyette, the student body president at BHS, describing why supporting the toy drive was something many wanted to do."He's the best; he does everything for us. We've got to help Troy — he's the guy!"Last year's Troy's Toy Drive in Essex Junction brought in right around 1,600 gifts.
"They're just doing their best and they may just be doing enough to survive," Capt. Felisha Davis said in last December's news story."At Christmastime, you want to be able to help someone like that, especially."
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