U.S. Navy E3 Airman Stephane Wheeler of South Carolina loads gifts onto a truck from the Carmel Catholic Christmas Family Drive with E3 Fireman Amber Duncan (left) of Florida and Sister Mary Sattgast, BVM of Mundelein. Carmel has hosted the Christmas Family Drive for 35 years with the donations going to Catholic Charities. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

U.S. Navy E3 Fireman Amber Duncan of Florida hands boxes of gifts to Miguel Rosario of Waukegan as they load a van with donations from the Carmel Catholic Christmas Family Drive in Mundelein. Carmel has hosted the Christmas Family Drive for 35 years with the donations going to Catholic Charities. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

Miguel Rosario (left) of Waukegan loads a Catholic Charities truck with the help of U.S. Navy E3 Airman Stephane Wheeler of South Carolina with donations from the Carmel Catholic Christmas Family Drive. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

U.S. Navy E3 Airman Stephane Wheeler (left) of South Carolina loads gifts onto a truck from the Carmel Catholic Christmas Family Drive with E3 Fireman Amber Duncan of Florida. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

U.S. Navy E3 Airman Stephane Wheeler of South Carolina loads bicycles onto a truck from the Carmel Catholic Christmas Family Drive. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

U.S. Navy 3 Fireman Amber Duncan of Florida hands a box to Miguel Rosario of Waukegan as they load a Catholic Charities truck with donations from the Carmel Catholic Christmas Family Drive. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

Randy Clark, Zion, of Catholic Charities gives a heart felt thank you to Sister Mary Sattgast, BVM of Mundelein for all the donations collected from the Carmel Catholic Christmas Family Drive. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

Randy Clark of Zion loads gifts onto a truck from the Carmel Catholic Christmas Family Drive with the donations going to Catholic Charities. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

U.S. Navy E3 Fireman Amber Duncan of Florida loads gifts onto a truck from the Carmel Catholic Christmas Family Drive. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

Carmel Catholic High School attendance clerk Rita Markham of Mundelein help load gifts onto a truck from the Carmel Catholic Christmas Family Drive. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

Sister Mary Sattgast, BVM of Mundelein helps U.S. Navy E3 Airman Stephane Wheeler of South Carolina loads gifts onto a truck from the Carmel Catholic Christmas Family Drive. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

Randy Clark (left) of Zion helps load a truck with Miguel Rosario of Waukegan with donations from the Carmel Catholic Christmas Family Drive. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

U.S. Navy E3 Airman Stephane Wheeler of South Carolina loads gifts onto a truck from the Carmel Catholic Christmas Family Drive. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

U.S. Navy E3 Airman Stephane Wheeler (left) of South Carolina, 3 Fireman Amber Duncan of Florida and Randy Clark of Zion loads gifts onto a truck from the Carmel Catholic Christmas Family Drive. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media