Seasonal & Holidays
Firefighters Help Santa Deliver Toys To Children In Hospital
See photos of Santa Claus and Santa Monica firefighters visiting young patients at the Mattel Children's Unit at UCLA Medical Center.
SANTA MONICA, CA — Young patients at the UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica got a sweet surprise this week when Santa Claus and some local firefighters stopped by to spread holiday cheer.
Santa Claus visited the Mattel Children's Unit alongside Santa Monica Fire Department Captain James Altman and other SMFD firefighters to delivered presents to the children, who are currently patients at the hospital.
The firefighters buy and wrap their own gifts, and the kids were happy to open them, Simi Singer, a UCLA Medical Center representative told Patch.
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Captain Altman and his crew have been bringing holiday cheer to the hospital for more than a dozen years, Singer said.
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