The London Santa Clause Parade, Teddy Bears and The Salvation Army

Once again, the London Santa Claus Parade went on a literal “drive” to collect teddy bears for The Salvation Army’s Christmas Hamper program. Shaun Merton, parade coordinator, works tirelessly every year to ensure the success of  the Santa Claus Parade for all London families and a “Teddy Bear Toss” for those families in need during the holiday season. He understands that veryLondonchild should wake up to a happy Christmas morning, and helps us to be sure of this. This year over 1500 bears were collected!

The Salvation Army Christmas Hamper program provides a bag of toys to children (ages 0-12) and everything a family needs for a traditional Christmas dinner to over 5000 households. Without the support of theLondoncommunity, this program would not be possible.

 Thanks, Shaun, for working so hard every year to give Londoners a happy Christmas.