On Saturday, December 22, Santa Claus and his merry helpers made their annual visit to the Brookline Community Center. This year, as an added treat, Jolly Old Saint Nick brought along one of his favorite reindeer, the one with the red nose, Rudolph.

Guests were served a spaghetti lunch, and afterwards the kids got to play games and work on crafts provided by the Citiparks Roving Art Cart. Santa and Rudolph arrived at 2:30pm and made their way around the crowd. Soon, Santa and his elves were busy downstairs visiting with each kid and passing out individual gifts.

A visit from Santa and Rudolph is always a great way to celebrate the coming of Christmas. Thanks to all of the volunteers who came together to help make this year's Lunch With Santa another memorable and exciting day for the children in the community of Brookline.

Citiparks and the Brookline Recreation Center staff wish everyone a joyous holiday season.

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