Tampa Bay: December 13, 2001
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Musical Claus celebre
[Times photo: Jim Damaske]
As the Florida Orchestra entertained with a selection of holiday favorites, Mr. and Mrs. Claus delighted a crowd of at-risk children from throughout the Tampa Bay area Wednesday morning at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater. Local celebrities also participated in the free 13th annual Children's Holiday Concert, compliments of the New York Yankees, George Steinbrenner and the Steinbrenner family. In addition to the free concert, the children also received gifts from Santa and his helpers, which included members of local police, fire and sheriff's departments. Here, Shelby Bates, 10, a fifth-grader at Bauder Elementary School, gets a big hug from Santa, William J. Coryell, as she arrives at the concert. |
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