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Santa and the elves looked suspicious

er9 Dec. 18, 1991

even said “You're not Santa, you’re a girl!” That didn’t stop him from accepting a present though. In case you're wondering,
that’s Marilyn (Santa) Fairclough and Nancy (Elf) Scarrow in the middle and right photos, ’hotos: L. Dix and R. Heyman) —

UCFV elves throw children’s Christmas party

It was Christmas in the cafeteria for --
around 50 Abbotsford area children at .

the University College of the Fraser
Valley last Friday. The Personnel
department and Early Childhood
Education students and instructors
teamed up to throw a party that featured
arts and crafts, hotdogs and cake,
Christmas carols and stories, and a visit
by Santa.

“We did a similar event at the
Chilliwack campus several years ago,
and what I remembered about it was
how appreciative the kids were,” says
Personnel assistant Carol Hardy, who

suggested the party. “We called up the

Early Childhood Education department

for help and they just grabbed the ball
and ran with it.”

The Early Childhood Education
students designed art and craft activities
for the children, and were marked for
their efforts as part of their final exam
for the art and literature component of
their studies.

“We find this is a more effective
way of testing than asking questions on
a piece of paper,” said ECE instructor
Dona Coates. “This lets them show us
what they’ ve learned.”

Personnel assistants Nancy Scarrow
and Linda Dix acted as chief elves for
the event, ECE instructor June Meyer
was an enthusiastic Christmas fairy,
and Santa’s arrival coincided with
receptionist Marilyn Fairclough’s
departure from her desk.

Kartar Thandi of Facilities was also
very helpful in setting up for the party,
according to Hardy: “He even made us
some Christmas tree stands at the last
minute.”

Forster’s Catering donated all the
food for the party, and Gray Beverage

Please see Party, page 2