Children played games, met Santa Claus and picked out presents at the Lee Wetherington branch Boys & Girls Club.
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Amanda Morales
| 8:17 a.m. December 18, 2015
Sarasota
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More than 350 students entered through a tunnel candy-shaped trees to the Boys & Girls Club Lee Wetherington branch holiday party Thursday night.
The Dick Vitale Health and Fitness Center was decorated for the occasion that included games, a chance to meet Santa Claus and a holiday feast. Board members and partnering community groups were present to lend a hand with activity booths.
Through donations from board members and sponsors each child was able to take home three gifts which they selected from a room full of toys. A special donation of kits from Laser Peg made sure each of the children had a set to take home.
Mykayla Graham's first glance at the present room where children were able to take their pick of three gifts to bring home.
Dick and Lorrain Vitale with Amani Washington, Mykayla Graham and Cherish Williams
Kevontay Hugan ponders grabbing a Nerf basketball and hoop set as one of his gifts.
Laser Peg supplied enough kits for each child to take one home.
Luna Valle focuses on decorated her sugar cookie with icing.
Quinteria Dailey, Talasia Lamb, DeAnwar Johnson, Renejah Rivers and Taliyah Durn each had snowmen painted on their faces.
Arianna Allen pleads her case to Santa about why she should get a horse for Christmas.
Kimberly Pelyk, David Glorius and Ghita Demlak
Andrea Jaramillo poses with Santa Claus.
Dominic Wheeler plays the reindeer toss game.
Emily Armstrong considers a Shopkin set as a gift.
Jeremiel Platt decides which color football he wants to take home.
Ted and Jane Weiller, Helen McBean with Dr. Patricia and Dr. Robert Gussin
