Photo by Jay Pentrack
Photo by Jay Pentrack
Santa’s Mailbox
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Santa’s helpers (from left) Sherry Kaufman, Kelsi Lehman and Christina Edwards help Kaysa Garcia-Lande (front) send her letter to Santa.
Photo by Jay Pentrack
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