Workers at a Quad Cities factory want to brighten the holidays for hundreds of needy families. Thursday night 600 food baskets will be packed for this year's Alcoa Employees Christmas Basket campaign.
The campaign started in 1950, and each year hourly and salaried employees at the plant in Riverdale raise money through special fundraisers, individual contributions, and recycling beverage cans.
Recipients are nominated by Alcoa employees and selected by an employee committee.