Led by Alvin Carter, with an assist from Joe Young and Kemet.

With many photos taken along the way, and of course disrupting an ongoing dance class!  Not to pull back the curtain too far, but the woman posing alone with Santa knew him back when they were colleagues at The Hartford.

Many of the toys were provided by Youth on Fire and by the Hartford Police Department.  The Friends also collected donations, especially from the residents of The Woodland.

It is remarkable the power that the Clauses have, how much joy they bring, even in the parking lot before they get into the building!

The event began with brunch.  Volunteers serving the food included people from the Asylum Hill Neighborhood Association, Our Piece of the Pie, and Youth on Fire, as well as from the Friends of Sigourney Square Park.

This year’s Kwanzaa on the Hill was a major undertaking – an upgrade from last year’s Breakfast Bash with Friends – and it involved multiple partners and multiple things going on during the event.  These photos are of the balloons going up, the food being set out, and the gifts for kids being prepped for distribution.