At the Firehouse Cultural Center, Santa poses with Toys for Tots coordinator Ann Hathaway and USMC Sergeant Heywood, also with Toys for Tots. Michelle Traphagen photos.
At Hydro Harvest Farms in Ruskin, to the delight of dozens of children and their parents, Santa made an early visit last weekend. If you missed him, no worries, he’ll be back on Dec. 12 and 13. And, of course, during the night hours of Dec. 24.
At Hydro Harvest, Santa poses with 9-year-old Rory and Bubba the dog.
At the Firehouse Cultural Center, where a variety of games and activities took place, Emma, 9, and Xavier, 6, pose with Santa.
Santa made an early appearance in South Hillsborough this past weekend, and his schedule, as usual, was a busy one.
Dozens of people turned out at the Firehouse Cultural Center for a day of activities, followed by free photos with the jolly old elf.
On the same day, Santa also made his annual appearance at Hydro Harvest Farms in Ruskin. Santa will be back on the farm, located at 1101 East Shell Point Road, on Dec. 12 and 13 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
For more information about events at the Firehouse Cultural Center, visit www.firehouseculturalcenter.org. For more information about events at Hydro Harvest Farms, including signing up for their free newsletter, visit www.hydroharvestfarms.com.
