Santa stops by East Falls for a pre-Christmas breakfast [gallery]
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#whyilovephilly party attendees enjoyed many locally inspired brews, drinks and bites and even got a chance to meet some of the makers. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)
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Snacks lined up at the #WhyILovePhilly party in Old City on Fri., Dec. 7, 2013. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)
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Ten-month-old Ben Mayers is impressed with the Christmas tree at Saturday's Breakfast With Santa event at Falls Presbyterian Church. (Rikard Larma/for NewsWorks)
On Saturday, Falls Presbyterian Church hosted the fifth annual Breakfast With Santa event in East Falls.
The morning event offered a chance for children to take a photo with Santa Claus, make crafts and, for the first time, shop for a “secret present” for parents. Pancakes and juice were provided by the Bakers Centre ShopRite at Fox Street with donuts being donated by Trolley Car Café.
Along with a used-toy sale, donations went toward the Inn Yark Park playground and new toys were collected for “sick children at CHOP.”
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