Santa is always a favourite
After telling Santa what she wished for Christmas, Karly Drew was joined by her brother Brendan Drew on Santa’s lap during Breakfast with Santa held on Dec. 7 at the Chesterville Legion. Thompson Goddard photo
Student volunteers Giota Sarsaroudi and Nicole Blaser help Callie Shane and her mom Stephanie Shane with their Christmas’ crafts. Christmas craft tables were organized by Christine Schuler and enjoyed by all who participated. Thompson Goddard photo
During the event, Christ Church United in Chesterville had a bake table with a wide selection of delicious home baking, the Chesterville & District Lions Club had Christmas cakes and Christmas cookies for sale and the local fire department had a table with information and gadgets available.
Ruth Gilroy and Christine Cross Barkley organized the event, which seems to be growing larger each year. Gilroy expressed her amazement at the turnout, with some estimating several hundred people enjoyed this seasonal tradition throughout the morning.
Gilroy thanked Christine Schuler for organizing the craft tables, the student volunteers and the Rotary Club members who worked together to make the Breakfast with Santa successful. She gave a special thank you to Santa and his elves as well as Chesterville’s Ace Hardware, Greg’s Quality Meats of Winchester and Mike Dean’s Super Food Store in Chesterville for their donations to the event.
Carolyn Thompson Goddard, grew up in Chesterville and attended North Dundas District High School. After completing her BA in Political Science at Carleton University she has worked as a medical secretary and library technician. In 2020 she graduated from Algonquin College with a diploma in Journalism and has been a reporter and column writer for The Chesterville Record for over 10 years.
