The children arrived early for a quick program rehearsal, and then were off to ride on Angel's Flight and tour California Plaza. A visit to the rooftop helipad provided a spectacular view of the city.

After the adults were seated, the children entered the darkened room by candlelight procession, and sang Christmas carols with animated move- ments that had the audience rapt and smiling.

Each child found a big bag of Universal Studios party favors at their seat, which included clip boards, pencils and binoculars. The highlight of the meal was the ice cream sundae dessert buffet, while Chilly Willy signed autographs and entertained all with his amusing antics. For the finale, our bilingual Santa arrived with gift bags of Barbie dolls and Hot Wheels for each of the boys and girls.

Each year, it is through the generosity of our members that makes this holiday party a success. Our most heartfelt thanks to Helen McCann, Universal Studios; Mattel Toys and Craig Lawson, C.W. Cook, Inc.; Christine Waldron, Mitsui Fudosan USA; Mary Owens, Chicago Title Insurance; Parker Jones, Manulife Financial; Marilyn Pepper, Cal West Graphics; Greg Epstein, Epstein Photography; Bob Mosier, Stanhope Company; Barbara Trister, Barbara Trister Public Relations; Paramount Pictures; and our Executive Director, Sue Reeves.