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Florida santas carry cheer to Mississippi

Orlando Sentinel

Thursday 22 December 2005, 6:15 pm
Keywords: Katrina Hurricane Relief , News Articles

by Debbie Barr

John and Jan Williams of Apopka last week played Santa and Mrs. Claus to more than 1,200 schoolchildren and their siblings in the Hancock County school district of southern Mississippi, which was leveled by Hurricane Katrina in August.

The Williamses, who didn't have the luxury of flying reindeer, traveled about 580 miles to the town of Bay St. Louis, Miss., driving a 17-foot U-Haul and a Ford Explorer stuffed with presents.

There, the couple spent more than four hours at Bay High School distributing more than 2,000 gifts to the parents of district students and their siblings, as well as to teachers and staff. The couple also raffled off two new mountain bikes.

The Williamses, members of The Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit in Apopka, headed up a community drive through the church that provided holiday gifts to children 1 through 18.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/orange/orl-ortoys2205dec22,0,7414965.s
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