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Cedric Collins
Los Angeles
“Being able to gather around the Christmas tree with my family in Georgia a few years ago.”
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Jerrell Curry
Los Angeles
“When I was a kid, I received all five Mighty Morphin Power Rangers action figures and a Nintendo 64 all at the same Christmas.”
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Jada Ivry
Long Beach
“I gave my mom a painting of her father who had passed away. I painted it myself and she cried when I gave it to her.”
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Curtis Sherod
Atlanta
My erector set that I got when I was 10. It was different types of robots that moved and I was able to put them together. … It was fun.
Compiled by Cynthia Gibson in Century City.