Sarasota County Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources invites children ages 12 and under and their families to the free, Breakfast with Santa event, 10 am-noon, Saturday, December 18. Enjoy breakfast, holiday music, and a visit by Santa in person at Laurel Park or by drive-through at Newtown Estates Park, and don't forget to drop off letters for Santa. Register children ages 12 and under online before December 10 for a toy giveaway. Unwrapped toy donations for children ages 12 and under are being accepted through December 13 at park and library locations throughout the county:

Parks/Centers—Colonial Oaks Park, 5300 Colonial Oaks Blvd., Sarasota; CoolToday Park, 18800 W Villages Parkway, Venice; Englewood Sports Complex,1300 S River Road, Englewood; Knight Trail Park, 3445 Rustic Road, Nokomis; Laurel Park, 509 Collins Road, Nokomis; Longwood Park, 6050 Longwood Run Blvd., Sarasota; Venice Community Center, 326 Nokomis Avenue S, Venice; Woodmere Park, 3951 Woodmere Park Blvd., Venice; Newtown Estates Park, 2800 Newtown Blvd., Sarasota.

Libraries—Elsie Quirk Public Library, 100 W Dearborn St., Englewood; Fruitville Public Library, 100 Apex Road, Sarasota; Gulf Gate Public Library, 7112 Curtiss Avenue, Sarasota; Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Public Library,4143 Woodmere Park Blvd., Venice; North Port Public Library, 13800 Tamiami Trail, North Port; Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Public Library, 2801 Newtown Blvd., Sarasota; Selby Public Library, 1331 First St., Sarasota; Shannon Staub Public Library, 4675 Career Lane, North Port; William H. Jervey Jr. Venice Library, 300 Nokomis Avenue S, Venice.

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