Make-A-Wish makes holiday dreams come true at annual fundraiser
Christmas in Candyland got guests in the yuletide spirit on Dec. 2 at Michael’s On East.
By
Niki Kottmann
| 2:10 p.m. December 3, 2017
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Santa left his winter wonderland Dec. 2 to make a special trip to Michael’s On East.
The ballroom was decked out in festive green and red for Christmas in Candyland, the annual holiday-themed fundraiser for Make-A-Wish Southern Florida — Suncoast Region. Eventgoers and their little ones enjoyed sweet seasonal treats, posed in the photobooth, wrote letters to Santa, decorated sugar cookies, made ornaments and even posed with Mr. Claus himself.
Co-Chairwoman Katrina Otchet, Make-A-Wish Southern Florida Regional Director Rebecca Blitz and Co-Chairwoman Jackie Elmore
The Christmas in Candyland committee included several returning members from past years.
Land and Livia Reuter
Stella McCoy
Stella and Porter McCoy decorate Christmas cookies.
Christopher Battick is all smiles as he gets his Spiderman balloon.
Christopher Battick
Sadie and Lila Rowley and Ella Otchet pose in the photo booth.
Mike, Logan, Gianna and Marissa Lesselroth
Daphne Quintal gets her nails painted.
Ella and Avery Hunt and Olivia and Emma Gambert pose in the blow-up snow globe.
Santa Claus meets Caleb Gay
Darth Vader hangs out with Caleb and Christian Gay
Jake, Cole and Bleu Bielen enjoy the pop-a-balloon photo booth.
Jake, Cole and Bleu Bielen enjoy the pop-a-balloon photo booth.
Addison, Hadley, Bianca, Reese and Richard Lawrence
Phoenix and Zeplin Shea with Teddy Seguso
Asher Wasserman gets his face painted.
Charles and Kim Rowley
Braylon and Lindsay Westrick write letters to Santa.
Braylon and Lindsay Westrick
Jack Johnson, Maverick Smith, Levi Johnson and Cora Smith
Tyler, Ella, Elizabeth and Abby Stephen
Garrett Huyck, Alex Guillet, Emilia Huyck, and Luc and Georges Guillet
Bodie Marinucci builds a sailboat.
Charlie Marinucci listens to instructions on how to build a birdhouse.
Hadley Lawrence shows off her shirt, which perfectly fit the theme of Christmas in Candyland.
