Homewood hot chocolate day: Sisters Mara and Kayla Winfrey continue hot chocolate tradition for 20th year to benefit Toys for Tots [Video]
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Homewood hot chocolate day: Sisters Mara and Kayla Winfrey continue hot chocolate tradition for 20th year to benefit Toys for Tots [Video]

HOMEWOOD, Ill. (WLS) — Friday was a day a neighborhood in Homewood has been waiting for all year – Hot Chocolate Day.

Mara and Kayla Winfrey have been selling home-made hot chocolate out of a stand in the garage every year since they were little. They are now in their 20’s and are still doing it.

“Our neighbors just expect it now,” Kayla said. “They start asking what day is it gonna be, in October.”

The money they raise all goes to Toys for Tots. The girls go shopping with the proceeds right after the event, picking out toys to help make Christmas a little more joyous for other kids.

The sisters made $50 the first year. It’s grown every year since then. Last year they raised $11,000.

“People are very generous,” Mara said. “We have been blown away with what people have offered.”

They started out selling it for a quarter a cup. …

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