SANTA’S ELVES IN MORONGO VALLEY TOMORROW EVENING

Santa’s elves will visit some families in Morongo Valley Friday evening. Reporter Mike Lipsitz puts on his pointy elf shoes and digs into his bag of goodies to tell us more…
In Morongo Valley tomorrow evening, Santa’s elves will brighten the holidays for more than three dozen families. Now in its eighth year, the Morongo Valley Chamber’s Christmas Cheer delivers warm clothes, toys, nutritious treats and other necessities to local children in need. Volunteers worked with Morongo Valley’s Elementary School, Youth Sports League, and parents to identify where the need is greatest. This year will break all records with more than 100 children, primarily ages 3 to 10, on the list. It’s twice as many as usual said Janet Osborne, a volunteer organizer for Christmas Cheer. But, she says, the community really pulled together and brought in almost $4,000 for the effort.