Santa Will Collect Food, Tour Mill Valley Neighborhoods Next Week

MILL VALLEY, CA — On three nights next week, Santa will spend the afternoon collecting food for the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank before touring various parts of Mill Valley alongside police.

This Monday, Dec. 6, Santa and Mill Valley police officers will collect food donations at the Mill Valley Market from 4-6 p.m. After, the officers will escort Santa on a tour of downtown Mill Valley, Cascade and W Blithedale Canyons.

The next day, Santa will take donations at the Whole Foods on East Blithedale Avenue, again from 4-6 p.m. His appearance will be followed by a journey through the Alto and Scott's Valley areas.

On the final day of his tour, Santa will appear at the Safeway on Camino Alto from 4-6 p.m., then will tour Sycamore Village up to the City of Mill Valley Golf Course on Buena Vista Avenue.

Full maps of Santa's tours can be found on the Mill Valley Police Department's Facebook page.

Officials are asking for donations of pop-top cans or tear-open pouches of tuna, chicken and salmon; low sodium soups, chili and stews; nut butters; low sugar cereals; whole grain pasta; brown rice; canned fruits and vegetables and 100% fruit juice.

"Please, if you have time, come on out and visit Santa," officials wrote on the Facebook page. "Or, if you live along one of the routes, just listen for him coming. I'm sure he'll make sure you can hear him coming! Hope to see you all during one of these fun evenings."

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