Anne Wynn, a former Deer Park resident, always had a year-round present of thanksgiving for the Deer Park Police Department - weekly visits to bring cookies and other food.

She died last year, but her generosity lives on and this Thanksgiving's present is bigger. A $60,000 check will be presented to the department on behalf of Ms Wynn's estate.

The presentation will take place at 7 p.m., Dec. 9 during a City Council meeting.

The Center for Foot Care, 8474 Winton Rd., Finneytown, is conducting a drive to collect new winter boots and warm socks for boys and girls ages 8-17 who attend special classes and participate in after-school programs at The Children's Home of Cincinnati, 5050 Madison Rd., Madisonville.

Donations may be dropped off at eight Foot Care locations:

10475 Reading Rd., Evendale; 8474 Winton Rd., Finneytown; 111 Wellington Pl., Clifton; 3215 Dixie Highway, Erlanger; 25 North F St., Hamilton; 7344 Hamilton Ave., Mount Healthy; 2859 Boudinot Ave., Westwood; and 5525 Marie Ave., Bridgetown.

For more information, call Karen Roesch at 729-4455; Stacy Sill at 272-2800 or Marsie Hall Newbold, 859-441-7924.

About 700 inner-city children will get a special treat this year because of a $5,000 grant from Fifth Third Bank.

St. Nicholas will be involved, too. He will show up at Old St. Mary's Church, 123 E. 13th St., Over-the-Rhine, Dec. 6 to celebrate the holidays with the kids from Washington Park, Rothenberg, Heberle, St. Francis, St. Joseph and St. Peter Claven, all Over-the-Rhine schools.

The celebration will include caroling, tree decorating and presenting every child from pre-school to fourth grades with gifts. Gifts include hats, gloves, socks, school supplies, fruit, candy, cookies, small toys and family treats.

Tom Partridge, a vice president at Fifth Third, will help St. Nick pass out the gifts.

St. Mary has served the Over-the-Rhine community since 1842. St. Nicholas Day for the area children started in 1985.

Representatives of the Sam's Club donated $1,200 to the Green Township Fire Department during a trustees' meeting at the township administration building, 6303 Harrison Ave.,

Assistant Fire Chief Thomas Kottie said the money will be used to buy equipment for the fire safety training house, including a new nontoxic smoke generator.

He said the fire safety house is a mock-up of a two-story house, used to teach children and adults about fire safety.

Thousands of children have been taught fire safety lessons using the house.

Allen Howard's "Some Good News" column runs Sunday-Friday. If you have suggestions about outstanding achievements, or people who are uplifting to the Tristate, let him know at 768-8362, at ahoward@enquirer.com or by fax at 768-8340.