The holiday season means fun and giving across southern Illinois.
WSIU's Brad Palmer has more about two events in the region.
![Children and a person dressed in a Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer costume run up Davie Street in Anna during the Fun Run on November 25](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/eeb592d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/481x640+0+0/resize/880x1171!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe2%2Ffd%2F34801528400ca6ae20054f869e09%2Ffun-run.jpg)
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![Randy King won Best Costume during the Reindeer Run 5K run/walk in Anna](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/da00340/2147483647/strip/true/crop/481x640+0+0/resize/880x1171!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F93%2F37%2Fd5aa358046b6af4932f827dc30a4%2Frandy-king.jpg)
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![A group who wore WE ARE THE VILLAGE shirts during the Reindeer Run 5K run/walk in Anna](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/886dee6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/640x481+0+0/resize/880x661!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fec%2Fcc%2Fa6a467324049a5cf3aa1445b563f%2Fwe-are-the-village.jpg)
Brad Palmer
![A table stacked full of toys is shown in the foreground with caseworkers shopping for the toys in the background.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9545159/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1920x1440+0+0/resize/880x660!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fca%2F17%2F395ea6b045bcaf088ecb350d2ed7%2Fposhard-toys.jpg)
Brad Palmer
The holiday season means fun and giving across southern Illinois.
WSIU's Brad Palmer has more about two events in the region.