This Christmas, the Montgomery County Animal Care and Adoption Center got a very special gift. “We had an amazing donor donate $10,000,” said shelter director Eileen Mahan. “The amount of generosity...it just takes your breath away.”She said it’s the biggest donation the shelter has ever received. “So it just makes everything better.”The couple that donated the money won a $1 million lottery ticket. “It is definitely the best Christmas gift these animals can get, I guess short of a new home,” said Mahan.

CLIFTON FORGE, Va. – Nine-month-old Manning James is just like any other baby. He loves exploring, looks up to his big brother Mason, and is sometimes a little too curious for his own good. We don’t know anyone who’s deaf, so it was a really big shock for us,” said Noelle. Monday morning, two days before the surgery, Noelle got a call. “It feels like a million pounds have been lifted.”Now, Noelle is returning the money raised because this Christmas she got the best gift of all.