Gathering around Santa and Mrs. Claus are children, Madelyn Lane, Mason and Graham Foster, and adults, Debra Jones, Mary Rentz, Paige Foster, Greg and Lea Manning, and Chad Foster. Each Christmas season Paige and Chad Foster host a Santa Party at their home in Madison for their neighbors, friends and relatives to benefit the Toys for Tots program. Those in attendance on Sunday, December 13, brought an unwrapped gift to share with those less fortunate and also visited with Santa and Mrs. Claus.

Parents were able to take great family photos, and everyone enjoyed the hospitality provided by the Fosters. The dining room and kitchen area were laden with delicious homebaked cookies and candies and other refreshments. The screen porch featured a popcorn machine and stations for writing a letter to Santa, decorating ornaments and face painting. Upstairs the children could watch a video of “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas” or play with a variety of toys.

Among those present for the occasion were Mrs. Foster’s mother, Mary Rentz of Baker County; her sister and brother-in-law, Lea and Greg Manning of Atlanta, and cousin, Debra Jones, who brought her granddaughter, Madelyn Lane of Tallahassee, FL.