Kiwanis Club making Christmas better for many children

In a Christmas tradition that began decades ago with Dan and Issy Cassell and their Cassell of Toys, members of the Tupper Lake Kiwanis Club, which took it over some years ago, have been working like busy elves all year long gathering gifts. On Saturday morning, all those gifts for local girls and boys were moved downstairs from their headquarters above the VFW Post to be loaded onto Santa's sled. Deliveries of boxes full of toys went to many families that morning and to children whose holidays were made brighter by them. Shown above were the masked Kiwanis Club Castle of Toys volunteers who had just finished loading the sleigh and below was Santa saluting their efforts. Photos by Dan McClelland.