LANCASTER, N.Y. — ​A local charity received a generous donation from a Lancaster neighborhood.

WNY Heroes received more than $73,000 from Stony Brook Shines. The money will help provide support for military children and the Little Heroes Program.

Stony Brook Shines For Others is a neighborhood event held each winter in Lancaster, raising money for various charities over the years.

Trees decorated in white lights shine on nine different streets from Thanksgiving night through January 1.

Neighbors then donate money to a children’s based charity.