Our 10th Annual Holiday Party Brings in the Families

12/03/06 - Our annual Holiday Party brought the children and their families together with their peers for an afternoon of fun, laughter, food, music and dancing, and of course, a visit from that jolly old elf himself, Santa.  Besides the gifts that each child and their siblings received, Santa greeted each child personally (see Santa Photos).  Over 240 people attended.

The children also had a chance to dance with their favorite character as our student volunteers out did themselves to keep the children up and "shakin' it" all afternoon long.  The craft tables were going all party long as well and were visited by all of the children at some point or another. We can not thank our volunteers enough.  From those that ran the kitchen and kept us fed, to our student volunteers, and our friends that helped in every way.  We also had a special visit from our friends at "Dance Blvd."  The dance team was spectacular and really treated the kids to a great show.  We would also like to thank the Riverhead Moose Lodge for allowing us to use their facility for this event.  A special thank you to all of the businesses and individuals that donated food, baked goods, and other goodies for the afternoon.

Also, we can not forget to thank all of the young people who donated their time the day of the event.  Maria Re-Kilmartins' Religion Class from Saint Mark's Church.  The young ladies from the Suffolk County Girl Scouts Troop #2829, Suffolk County Girl Scouts Troop #3838, Suffolk County Girl Scouts Troop #161.  Also, the young gentlemen from Suffolk County Boy Scouts Troop #161.

And of course, we could never forget to thank Stacey and Jimmy Clutter and their youth group who worked so hard to make the day a success.

Great parties come from great Volunteers. 

Ours are the best and we can't thank them enough.

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