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Photos: Riverside Parks and Rec’s Hello with Santa event

by Photos by Alex Rogals December 15, 2020February 8, 2021

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Ron Malchiodi, director for Riverside Parks and Recreation, dresses as Santa and waves to motorists on Dec. 12, during a drive-by Santa event outside of Scout Cabin in Riverside.
Ron Malchiodi, director for Riverside Parks and Recreation, dresses as Santa and waves to motorists on Dec. 12, during a drive-by Santa event outside of Scout Cabin in Riverside.
Ron Malchiodi, director for Riverside Parks and Recreation, dresses as Santa and waves to motorists on Dec. 12, during a drive-by Santa event outside of Scout Cabin in Riverside.
Kids wave to Santa and say hello from their vehicles on Dec. 12, during a drive-by Santa event outside of Scout Cabin in Riverside.
Kids wave to Santa and say hello from their vehicles on Dec. 12, during a drive-by Santa event outside of Scout Cabin in Riverside.
Families walk by Ron Malchiodi, Riverside parks and recreation director, dressed as Santa Claus and say hello on Dec. 12, during a drive-by Santa event outside of Scout Cabin in Riverside.
Families walk by Ron Malchiodi, Riverside parks and recreation director, dressed as Santa Claus and say hello on Dec. 12, during a drive-by Santa event outside of Scout Cabin in Riverside.
From left, Megan Siska, Ron Malchiodi and Elizabeth Nelson-Sifuentes, wave to motorists on Dec. 12, during a drive-by Santa event outside of Scout Cabin in Riverside.
From left, Megan Siska, Ron Malchiodi and Elizabeth Nelson-Sifuentes, wave to motorists on Dec. 12, during a drive-by Santa event outside of Scout Cabin in Riverside.
From left, Elizabeth Nelson-Sifuentes, Ron Malchiodi and Megan Siska, wave to motorists on Dec. 12, during a drive-by Santa event outside of Scout Cabin in Riverside.
From left, Elizabeth Nelson-Sifuentes, Ron Malchiodi and Megan Siska, wave to motorists on Dec. 12, during a drive-by Santa event outside of Scout Cabin in Riverside.
From left, Elizabeth Nelson-Sifuentes, Ron Malchiodi and Megan Siska, wave to motorists on Dec. 12, during a drive-by Santa event outside of Scout Cabin in Riverside.
From left, Elizabeth Nelson-Sifuentes, Ron Malchiodi and Megan Siska, wave to motorists on Dec. 12, during a drive-by Santa event outside of Scout Cabin in Riverside.
Riverside Parks and Recreation Director Ron Malchiodi, dressed as Santa, waved and shouted messages of holiday cheer to kids of all ages during a very rainy Holiday Hello with Santa drive-by event on Fairbank Road near the Scout Cabin on Dec. 12.
Riverside Parks and Recreation Director Ron Malchiodi, dressed as Santa, waved and shouted messages of holiday cheer to kids of all ages during a very rainy Holiday Hello with Santa drive-by event on Fairbank Road near the Scout Cabin on Dec. 12.

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