Santa visits Robin’s Home

Irina Bucur, Eagle Staff Writer
December 18, 2023 Last Updated: December 17, 2023

Santa visits Robin's Home 2023
Nia’monnie, 6, (left) and Norah, 4, (right), tell Santa Claus what they want for Christmas during his surprise visit to children at Robin’s Home on Saturday, Dec. 17. Irina Bucur/Butler Eagle

Hearing Santa Claus’ boisterous voice just outside the door, children at Robin’s Home eagerly waited to greet Father Christmas and Mrs. Claus on Saturday, Dec. 16.

Inside, the home was decorated for the holiday season: red stockings hung on the mantle, and Christmas ornaments dangled on the evergreen marking the entrance way where wrapped presents sat underneath.

Over the holidays, the transitional home for women veterans celebrates by “doing everything you do in a traditional house,” said Robin’s Home founder Mary Chitwood.

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