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News Release

December 21, 2000

SANTA AND HIS ELVES ARE ON THEIR WAY
TO NEEDY CHILDREN
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia's Operation Santa Claus Project


More than 170 teams of teenage volunteers from Archdiocesan youth programs will dress as Santa and his elves to deliver toys to over 600 needy families on

Christmas Eve
Sunday, December 24, 2000
2:00 p.m.
University of Pennsylvania Newman Center
3720 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia



The Operation Santa Claus Project has estimated that 4,000 teenagers from Archdiocesan sponsored programs are involved in collecting, wrapping and delivering toys to children in the five-county Philadelphia area. Approximately 35,000 toys will be delivered to 10,000 needy children.


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Contact
Marie Kelly
Associate Director
215-587-3747

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