(La Porte, IN) - Three men dressed as Christmas characters were out spreading joy while raising money to help the needy in La Porte last evening. 

 

Brian Burke was dressed as Santa Claus.  Alex Lewis was a snowman and Kreg Warner was dressed as The Grinch.  They rang the bell for the Salvation Army at Kroger from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.  The men also played Christmas music while dancing and doing other antics to

bring smiles and laughter.

 

Burke says people seemed to really enjoy it.  “We had kids running up giving us hugs and everything. People were taking pictures saying how much they loved the costumes and stuff. I think it was pretty cool for the people with everything going on this year with COVID and everything,” Burke said.

 

Burke says it was his first time manning a kettle and he plans to do it again next year.  He said he was at a recent gathering when somebody suggested they ring the bell while wearing their costumes so they signed up to work the kettle as the Christmas characters and was glad they did.