YMCA Breakfast with Santa
Children enjoying the animal show
I had the opportunity to be a part of a very special event this past Saturday morning. My wife, being the generous soul that she is, caught wind of an event that the YMCA of Indianapolis at the Athenaeum was putting on. It was the 11th Annual Breakfast with Santa. A charity event designed to give back to children. A free breakfast was served, gifts were given out, Santa was there for photos and there was even a funny comic type man there showing off animals for the children. He was a hoot and reminded me of a cleaner Brian Regan. He even had a real reindeer as the finale for the show. We were not able to stay for the entire event, but did donate over an hour and a half of our time for the YMCA. We will be handing over all the photos that we took that day. They may be used for promotional purposes in future years. We hope so at least!
The organizers of the event had an old polaroid camera with a large number of expired film cartridges that they were handing out to the children. Maybe next year we can have a printer on site.
The event was VERY well attended though. If you have ever been to the Rathskellar then you may be familiar with the room to the right of the entrance. It was full! We also had another Santa shoot for the day but it was not for charity, but as you can see, there are always events going on to keep people busy. If you feel like donating for future Breakfast with Santa events ,you can visit the YMCA of Indianapolis' website here, or contact them at (317) 685-9705
I also want to take this space to say congratulations to my sister Lori Ailes of Connersville who gave birth to her 3rd child this past weekend, a healthy baby girl of 6 pounds 9 ounces. The baby is healthy which is a blessing any parent can hope for. Here's to you sis!