Volunteer elves pack thousands of gifts for santa train
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Volunteers readied 15 tons of gifts, candy and toys Wednesday night to continue a community tradition in its 67th year.
Volunteers took on the roles of elves Wednesday night, readying 15 tons of gifts, candy and toys to continue a community tradition in its 67th year.
This Saturday, Santa will embark on a 110 mile journey on the rails that begins in Kentucky and makes 10 stops across Southwest Virginia, ending his trip in Kingsport.
For a full video report on how the community prepares for the Santa Train, click play above.
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A wonderful tradition that I hope continues for many, many years to come.
I have one major comment to make:
WILL THE BIG (12-15 YEAR OLD) KIDS AND ADULTS PLEASE AVOID RUNNING OVER THE LITTLE KIDS WHEN THE TRAIN STOPS?
I took my children to one stop for this train several years ago and never took them back as the big kids and even adults literally shoved and knocked down smaller kids to get to gift packages. All my kids wanted was to see Santa and get some candy! Thank goodness they had manners enough to step back for the mob.
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