The Gabber: December 9, 2021

Digital subscriptions provided by the City of Gulfport THE GABBER.COM No. 2738

December 9 - December 15, 2021

Gulfport-Based Elves By Abby Baker

VERONICA DASILVA

An early letter delivered by Brianna in 2020.

The five-foot-tall box has been collecting children’s letters and sending back responses from the big man himself since 2019 – and this year, Santa’s Mailbox helpers Veron-

ica DaSilva and Julie Stenstrom hope to collect 1,000 handwritten notes. It’s no small feat for the retired pair. “I went to 11 nearby schools to

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drop off flyers and get the word out,” DaSilva said. “Some of them had never heard about it, but they were really jazzed.”

Santa continued on page 8

Online at thegabber.com, we update you on who’s running in Gulfport elections, what our reviewer thought of freeFall’s “The Night Before”, and how to help needy families with Operation Santa.

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