WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Volunteers in Wilkes-Barre aimed to make holiday traditions a little more accessible this season.
A few dozen families visited Firwood United Methodist Church on Saturday morning for a Christmas brunch all for children and adults with special needs.
Santa was on hand, of course, for photos and gifts.
Volunteers from the Wilkes-Barre Special Needs Playground Committee spent weeks making blankets for the families and picking out gifts purchased with donations.
"We started this about 3-4 years ago, we couldn't do it because of Covid. We're starting it back up. We'll also be doing a special needs Easter egg hunt. So, we're back!" said Wilkes-Barre Mayor George Brown.
"It's good, I have a special needs grandson, and it's good to be part of this whole foundation, the special needs committee, and the city of Wilkes-Barre," said Jaqueline Deutsch, one of Santa's helpers.
More than 70 people went home with gifts after the brunch in Wilkes-Barre.
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