More than 400 area teens will put on their roller skates and join Santa Claus for the annual "Skate with Santa" party sponsored by the Office for Youth and Young Adults of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia on

Tuesday, December 15, 1998
6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Palace Skate Center
11600 Roosevelt Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA

The money raised will buy toys for needy children through "Operation Santa Claus," the nondenominational annual toy drive sponsored by the Archdiocese. The teenagers are members of youth programs in the Archdiocese, the Catholic Youth Organization and the Community Service Corps. Last year, Operation Santa Claus delivered toys to more than 11,000 needy children in the Philadelphia area.

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Contact
Marie Kelly
Associate Director
215-587-3747