- July 26, 2024
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Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus made an appearance at the carnival.
Yanira Algarin, 9, had fun in the arts and crafts section while decorating her Christmas hat.
Matthew's Hope's volunteers Ann Clement, Michelle McLaren, Ginger Grimm and Jill Mollenhauer assisted children in the arts and crafts section.
Shannon Gay, Ynaijah Pierre, Ylijah Pierre and Ylaijah Pierre enjoyed a day out together.
Celestia Brown, 2, played cornhole at the carnival.
Bella Rosario, 11, paid a visit to Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus to tell them her Christmas wishes.
Tanya King, Chelsea Davis and Dana Zweibel from A Better Life were present at the event with a number of the cats that the pet rescue shelter has up for adoption at the moment.
A Better Life volunteer Tanya King held Fish, a recently rescued kitten that is up for adoption, in her arms during the carnival.
Bernard, Seanna and Elijah Edinborough looked at presents together.
Greg Johnson amazed people with his space-inspired spray paint designs.
Nichole Stahl and mom, Nevaeh Kinlock, painted their Santa hats together.
Stephanie Pena was all smiles while designing some Christmas crafts.
Royal Jones, 4, painted his own hat by himself.
Natalie Gutierrez showed her art after picking it up at the arts and crafts table.
Matthew's Hope Elves Denise Fisher, Doug Sahr and Jill Mollenhauer with Natalie Gutierrez, Nichole Stahl and Stephanie Pena.
Darren Aklan volunteered to cook the hamburgers during the carnival.
Luis Sandoval and Samuel Sandoval played Jumbo Outdoor Jenga together.
Joel Lopez, Jeffrey Rivera, Jonathan Ramjattan and Matthew West volunteered to play some music during the carnival.
Tracy Lewis, Michelle Meachem, Tanya Jablon and Marc Jablon from We Are Winter Garden wore holiday attires at the We Are Winter Garden tent.
Jennifer Scallon, from The Elevated Lotus, with her son, Matthew Scallon.
Paul Edwards from Dona Ice handed families and children their shredded ice.
Matthew's Hope's volunteers wore uplifting Christmas attire during the carnival.
Fernando Rodriguez and Jayden Rodriguez from Orlando took a look at the many gifts that were displayed at the carnival.
Matthew’s Hope celebrated its 2022 Christmas Carnival from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, in Winter Garden.
Families gathered together in front of the Matthew’s Hope Orange County offices to enjoy a beautiful Saturday filled with games, food, arts and crafts and even a visit from Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus.
We Are Winter Garden was a co-host of the event and had a booth where kids were able to play for prizes. Volunteers cooked some nice hamburgers that people enjoyed while chatting to each other.
Children also were able to practice their craft skills while decorating their own Santa hats with help of Matthew’s Hope’s Elves.