It’s essentially the most great time of the yr!
Youngsters and the young-at-heart lined Weber Avenue to catch a glimpse at outdated saint nick because the Lions Membership of Kitchener held it’s annual Santa Claus Parade Saturday morning.
“We need to be nice and spread Christmas cheer to everybody and if you have a friend that’s down, give them a hug and a Christmas cheer,” mentioned a younger woman ready to see Santa.
Santa took day trip of his Christmas preparations to make the journey. That is the twentieth yr that the Lions Membership has held the parade, and for the Lions members, the children are the explanation they preserve coming again.
“The smiles on their faces and everything else – and they get to see Santa! This year, they get to see our brand-new Santa float,” Lions Membership member Andrew Widdis mentioned.
Erhard Kruger is the previous vice chairman of the Lions Membership of Kitchener. He mentioned he feels the identical approach.
“The kids, the families that come out, there’s nothing like it. Nothing can replace it. It’s why we volunteer.”
Kruger mentioned the parade is a approach for the group to return collectively and have a good time.
“Lions in general are community builders and all of these initiatives dovetail into everything that we ever would want to see in a community, and that is how people look out for each other,” he mentioned.
As a part of the parade non-perishable meals gadgets have been collected for The Meals Financial institution of Waterloo Area and native firefighters have been additionally accumulating toys for the Knights of Columbus’ Toy Drive.
Alongside the parade route, hundreds of individuals loved the sights on dozens of floats, marching bands and naturally, a whole lot of unbelievable Christmas-themed costumes.
Santa even had time for some recommendation for the Ontario Chronicle viewers, “Boys and girls, the 2024 Christmas season is going to be exciting! I can’t wait for the big night! Merry Christmas!”
“Be good to each other and have a great holiday season!”
