Jewish teens give back to Central Florida first responders on Christmas
Hundreds of teenagers who don't celebrate Christmas took to the streets of Orlando to help others enjoy their holiday.
Jewish teens in Orange County for a convention spent the day serving their host city.
Around lunchtime, a bus arrived at the Maitland police department full of teenage volunteers. It was just one of several buses driving around Central Florida on Tuesday to deliver sandwiches to police stations and fire departments.
The boxes were a way to say thank you to those working on Christmas.
The volunteers are with United Synagogue Youth, which is a youth movement of Jewish teenagers from all over North America.
Their annual convention is being held in Orlando this week, and the participants chose to spend Christmas, a holiday not celebrated in the Jewish faith, by serving the Orlando community.
The teens started the day at a Temple in Maitland, where they not only packed the sandwiches they'd later deliver but also made cards for kids who are in the hospital this Christmas.
Organizers said the service day is a important part of shaping these future leaders of the Jewish faith.
A total of 600 teens are in Orlando for the convention, which runs through Thursday.