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- John Sammarco, son of Erica Sammarco, played Elf alongside Santa’s other helpers, Jennifer Manzella ’13, a graduate assistant in the office of Graduate Business Programs, and her sister, Melanie Manzella
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- Fran Mergl (third from right), retired director of advancement services, enjoys breakfast with her daughter, son-in-law, and four grandchildren
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- Justin Rogers, director of undergraduate admissions, decorates gingerbread houses with his children and wife
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- Breakfast with Santa is an annual tradition for Laura McEwen and the entire McEwen family
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- Kelly Harper, PhD, associate professor of teacher education, brought along a few elves to help Santa. Pictured here is her husband, their two sons and a friend
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- Retired Admissions Associate Deb Abrahamson gets into the holiday spirit with her three grandchildren
Ol’ Saint Nick visited the Canisius campus on Saturday for the college’s annual Breakfast with Santa. Hosted by the President’s Office, the morning event included a full breakfast for campus faculty and staff and their families, as well as arts and crafts activities, cookie decorating, a holiday performance and pictures with Mr. Claus.
Thanks to the entire Breakfast with Santa planning committee, all of whom did so much to make Saturday’s event a memorable one for the children. The committee included Laura McEwen and her graduate assistant Jennifer Manzella, Kelly Harper, Paula Ferjado-Heyward, Sydnie Perkins and John Occhipinti. Special thanks to Greg Wood, PhD, aka “Santa.” Also thanks to Connie Pileri in Event Services and her team, and a number of volunteers including students, faculty, staff and members of their families and friends who helped with set up, craft activities and clean up. We had some corporate partners too who supported the event – Chartwells, New Era, Balloon Masters and Sion Photography.
Submitted by: Erica Sammarco, associate vice president, President’s Office
