KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The countdown to Christmas is on and first responders in Riverside are working to make the season bright for children in need. "She loved it, she had a big smile on her face when she came back," mom Kathryn Bruce-Reaves said. Alleged serial drink and dasher arrested again in Kansas City area Thanks to the annual ship with a cop who event, dozens of local kids won't have to go without presents under the tree. "You know some of these kids will buy clothes for their selves, they'll get something for their sister, their brothers, their mothers, their fathers. You know, grandparents and those are the things that just make you smile and have a great time with it," Riverside Fire Chief Gordon Fowlston said. In addition to shopping for gifts on their wish lists like toys and clothes, families also got a full holiday meal with turkey and pie. See the latest headlines in Kansas City and across Kansas, Missouri Mother of two, Kathryn Bruce-Reaves says the initiative helps out a lot, especially around such an expensive time of year. "They lost their dad a couple years ago, so every year is a little bit of a struggle trying to put everything together and make sure they get all of the things they versus the things that they need and all the stuff and just try to make sure they have a good Christmas morning," Bruce-Reaves said.