Santa Remembers ABC families
December 30, 2009
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| Santa gets a chance to visit with Alekai Trang, 4. |
Christmas came early for scores of children and their families who were invited to participate in NorthBay Healthcare's eighth annual ABC holiday party Dec. 16 in Fairfield.
In partnership with Genentech, NorthBay Healthcare once again collected toys, arranged for a visit from Santa, offered arts, crafts, food, music and fun for families of patients of NorthBay's A Baby's Coming Clinic, which serves low- and no-income families.
Because of the increased visitor restrictions in the lobby of the hospital, this year's party moved to United Methodist Church, which is just down the street from NorthBay Medical Center.
The room was festively adorned with tables of toys, candy canes, a tree and of course, a special chair for visits with Santa.
Children were invited to make a craft with members of the NorthBay Guild, and then patiently waited their turn for a visit with Santa. After that, they could pick out the toy of their choice from a table with hundreds of toys.
"It's great to see the smiles on all these little faces," said Diane Harris, director of the ABC Clinic.
