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Neighbors | Abby Slanker.Santa Claus arrived at the Canfield Local Schools annual Special Needs Holiday Party on Dec. 7, hosted at Amron Lanes, with a gift for each student.
By ABBY SLANKER
The Canfield Local School District hosted its annual Special Needs Holiday Party hosted by Amron Lanes on Dec. 7.
The K-12 students enjoyed bowling, dancing, lunch with classmates and a visit with Santa.
“This annual event is organized by the school district and we have all our principals here, and board members, parents, bus drivers, special education teachers and aides and members of the administration are here celebrating the holidays and enjoying a fun day with our students. We also have members of our high school‘s Helping Hands group here to celebrate with us,” said John Vitto, Director of Special Services.
Santa arrived with gifts for all the students, which were Canfield Cardinals T-shirts.
“This is a wonderful day for students and staff to enjoy the holiday season. We are extremely lucky to have such caring staff members and wonderful students,” said Canfield Local Schools Superintendent Alex Geordan.
Josie Homsey, Vitto’s assistant explained a little background to the party.
“Jim Centofanti used to drop off a check just for this party. He wanted the students to have a nice party. He did it anonymously, but after his passing, an endowment was set up in his name to continue this party for the kids year after year. His family attends the party each year,” Homsey said.
In addition to the party being hosted by Amron Lanes, the district received several donations from local businesses, such as Classic Bakery, Giant Eagle, Bread Chef, Kim’s Confections, Gorants, Philadelphia Candies, Giannios and Kolache Galore and More.