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Journey House hosts annual Winter Wonderland celebration

December 21, 2015 by Emmy A. Yates Leave a Comment

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  • Hundreds of children wait in the gymnasium of Journey House in anticipation of Santa's arrival. (Photo by Emmy A. Yates)
  • Jadmary Flores and her younger sister Angela Bonce try on clothes that were donated for the event. (Photo by Emmy A. Yates)
  • Five-year-old Taylor Johnson volunteered to hand out tasty treats to the families attending the event. (Photo by Emmy A. Yates)
  • Director of Adult Education Glorianne Mather works behind the scenes to distribute sweets to families. (Photo by Emmy A. Yates)
  • Faith Thoudou holds her newest toy (also named Faith), which she received at the annual event. (Photo by Emmy A. Yates)
  • Volunteer Ryan Schmit acted as Santa's little helper as he distributed more than 2,000 presents to children and their families. (Photo by Emmy A. Yates)
  • Sisters Galy and Meztly Rojas were all smiles as they gathered their Christmas presents, provided by the Young Milwaukee Charitable Organization. (Photo by Emmy A. Yates)
  • Arvell and Aquarius Lockhart sit with Santa and Mrs. Claus on their throne made of boxes of Coca Cola. (Photo by Emmy A. Yates)
  • Allessandria Lopez waits patiently to see Santa and Mrs. Claus. (Photo by Emmy A. Yates)
  • From left, Jezalee, Angelia, Natalia and June wait for their group picture with Santa. (Photo by Emmy A. Yates)
  • Carolina Orozco was one of the youngest children to dress up for a photo with Santa and Mrs. Claus. (Photo by Emmy A. Yates)
  • Stephanie Ballina (center) shares a laugh with other children at the holiday craft table. (Photo by Emmy A. Yates)
  • Cristal Valdiva and her sister Angela work on their holiday gifts at the craft station provided by Journey House. (Photo by Emmy A. Yates)

Journey House, 2110 W. Scott St., hosted its annual Winter Wonderland celebration Saturday, attended by nearly 700 children from more than 234 families. Families from the community registered for the free event, where children had the opportunity to meet Santa and Mrs. Claus, do crafts, eat cookies and refreshments, and receive clothing. The Young Milwaukee Charitable Organization provided about 2,000 toys to be given away.

A gift of $25,000 check was presented by the Coca Cola Foundation to support Journey House’s youth baseball and football leagues. Boxed cans of Coke products served as a throne for Santa and Mrs. Claus to sit on while they took their picture with neighborhood children

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