Operation Santa Claus Delivery Day Goes Off Without A Hitch

From Pittsburg to Nashua, Hindsdale to Newcastle, children around New Hampshire are going to have a better Christmas this year due to the Operation Santa Claus program, sponsored by state employees and their union, SEIU Local 1984, as well as others involved in the program.

This morning, thousands of gifts were loaded into numerous National Guard trucks to be delivered to social service agencies around the state, in order to get the gifts under the tree on time.

Union members, Gov. Maggie Hassan, New Hampshire National Guardsmen, and others loaded up the trucks at the Department of Transportation building on Stickney Avenue in Concord.

This is the 54th year the program has led the effort.

Participants made commitments to buy at least $70 worth of items, put together in two packages, for every child on the list. Gifts will be given to more than 3,000 children this year.

To view a photo gallery of delivery day, visit the SEUI website.

Here’s a video from last year of delivery day.