Elf hat on her head, Leanna D'Agostino, an AmeriCorps member, greets Gianna Arroyo and Alexis Gonzalez. The two Port Chester four-year-olds, as well as Kelly Misiewicz, were some of the many people waiting in line to see Santa at Open Door.
Port Chester's Emily Diaz, 5, and Luc Cayao pose with Santa Claus before the girl got a present. The many holiday gifts that were handed out on Friday, Dec. 18, were collected through a holiday toy drive hosted by the Open Door Foundation for families that utilize Open Door Family Medical Centers' facility in Port Chester.
Port Chester children crowd around Santa to get their picture taken with him at Open Door.
Edwina Iroakazi (right) hands out gifts to mother and daughter. The former AmeriCorps member returned to Open Door to volunteer her time for the holiday event.
Ten-year-old Nicholas Santiago Massa of Port Chester offers a candy cane to baby Evelyn, held carefully by Santa, played by Port Chester's Nick Mecca. Hundreds of people, most of them young families, passed through Don Bosco Center on Saturday morning, Dec. 19 for the annual Breakfast with Santa event.
José Alvarez of South Regent Street and his son Joseph enjoy breakfast together at the Don Bosco Center.
Denise Martinez (left) of Port Chester volunteered her time on Saturday morning to pass out the free, donated gifts to the many children who showed up to the Don Bosco Center, as did Nick Mecca of Port Chester, aka Santa, and 10-year-old Nicholas Santiago Massa of Port Chester, aka his elf.
John Fredette from Pack 35 dishes up some scrambled eggs while his sister Tess stands ready to serve the sausage. The Boy Scouts based in Greenwich, Conn. cooked and served breakfast to the many people who showed up on Saturday.
