Little Havana

South Florida families line up for annual CAMACOL holiday food giveaway

Baskets are delivered on a first-come, first-serve basis.

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It’s an annual tradition, but on Wednesday families lined up for the Camacol Food Giveaway. NBC6’s Olivia Jaquith reports.

A yearly tradition during the holidays in South Florida is happening Wednesday -- known as CAMACOL’s holiday food basket giveaway.

Drive-thru distributions began at 8 a.m., but cars were lining up as early as 5 a.m. -- near the 1400 block of West Flagler Street in Little Havana.

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NBC6 cameras captured drivers looking festive and playing Christmas music as they waited on their baskets.

Those baskets are delivered on a first-come, first-serve basis.

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Before the pandemic, organizers say they were able to serve more than 15,000 families at this event.

There was a drop-off last year, down to about 700. But this year, organizers tell NBC6 that they're hoping to help many more families.

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