Sunshine With Santa Teaches Kids About Giving Back To Community

A Roswell nonprofit organization that flips living spaces for families and children in need will host an opportunity for children to learn about volunteerism while mingling with Santa Claus.

Sunshine on a Ranney Day will host Sunshine with Santa from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14 at its newly renovated offices. The offices are at 42-C Oak Street in Roswell.

Sunshine with Santa, a free family event, will include children’s activities such as making ornaments for the office tree, creating get-well cards for SOARD kids, face painting and a tour of a wacky and fun Fur Bus.

Children will enjoy hot cocoa with Santa and special guest, Elsa from Frozen. StarLab will take professional photos with Santa, which can be printed and uploaded to social media. Those attending will meet some of the children and families who have received home renovations. There will be a photo display of the home renovations and SOARD’s accomplishments.

Although this is a free event, donations will be accepted and appreciated. Please RSVP at [email protected] with indented arrival time, as space is limited.

Founded by Peter and Holly Ranney, SOARD’s mission is to make room renovation dreams come true for children experiencing long-term illness. Since 2012, the organization has completed 19 home renovations, 10 of which were done in 2014.

For more information on Sunshine on a Ranney Day, see its website or Facebook page.