Christmas cheer

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Add Comment | Comments: 0 | Posted Dec. 29, 2011

Photo by James Davis, SEPTA, Olivia Manning, Bill Foster and Joseph Myers

Youngsters enjoyed music and games at the 17th District’s annual Christmas party Dec. 21 at St. Charles Senior Community Center, 1941 Christian St., (Photo 1) where Lt. Sekoo Kinebrew posed for pictures as Santa Claus (Photo 2).

For SEPTA’s 31st annual Yule Toy Drive, its employees, including those at the Southern District, 20th and Johnston streets, collected 8,000 gifts to distribute throughout the region. (Photo 3).

Unity in the Community’s Anton Moore, second from right, made the holidays merrier for six families, including one from the 2300 block of South Colorado Street when delivering gifts Christmas Eve to Bettie Lovobo, a 53-year-old widow, who works part-time and cares for her two autistic children — Christopher, 23 and Elaine, 21 (Photo 4).

Owner Michael Petrogiannis, left, welcomed guests to the Broad Street Diner, 1135 S. Broad St., at Tuesday’s grand reopening (Photo 5).

St. Rita of Cascia, 1166 S. Broad St., honored Antonietta and Verino Giovanucci for 65 years of marriage at its Christmas Eve Vigil Mass (Photo 6).

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