Peekskill Kids Meet Santa, Receive Free Toys

Peekskill, NY - An estimated 600 toys were distributed to Peekskill area children through the Love Holds Life Third Annual Toy Give-A-Way at the Paramount Hudson Valley on Saturday December 10. All of the toys were donated.

The Santa Makes Me Merry event, sponsored by the Peekskill Business Improvement District and the Hudson Valley Gateway Chamber of Commerce, also featured visits by Superman, Wonder Woman and Geoffrey the Giraffe, as well as free cartoons, story time and refreshments. Kids were able to meet Santa and have their picture taken with him. Each family received a free keepsake photo.

“We partnered with the Hudson Valley Gateway Chamber of Commerce, Love Holds Life Children’s Cancer Foundation and the City of Peekskill Parks and Recreation Department to bring this very special event to the children of the Peekskill area. To see the joy on kids’ faces when they meet Santa or pose with Superman and Wonder Woman, really brings home the spirit of the holidays. Love Holds Life really pulled out all the stops to make this event memorable for the kids,” said Peekskill Business Improvement District Executive Director Bill Powers.

“I want to thank Love Holds Life and all of their staff, volunteers, supporters and sponsors for making the Santa Make Me Merry event such a community-focused event. Everyone--adults included--had a blast,” said Executive Director of the Hudson Valley Gateway Chamber of Commerce Deborah Milone.

Santa Makes Me Merry is part of Downtown Peekskill's holiday celebrations which started with the city's annual tree lighting, signaling the official start of the holiday shopping, dining and entertainment season in downtown Peekskill. The month concludes the with the Annual New Years Eve Ball Drop in downtown Peekskill.