One of the joys of living in a small town are events like the Community Christmas Party on December 8. The school held its concert, which was great fun in and of itself, and the school provides holiday cookies for the attendees. The highlight of the night, however, is the arrival of Santa Claus, complete with wrapped toys for each of the Town's children.
Santa needs some help with the toys, so local organizations share the expense and work. The members of Pine Grove Grange, the Bath Fire Association, the Friends of Bath, Bath Congregational Church, and the church's Women's Fellowship work together to make the night special for the children. Their reward for the hours of shopping and wrapping is the look on each child's face as he or she receives her gift from Santa. This year, gifts went out to 61 school-age children and 27 pre-schoolers.
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