PHOTOS: 38th annual Bob Telmosse Christmas Giveaway turns to drive thru style
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The 38th annual Bob Telmosse toy and food bag Christmas Giveaway event turned to a drive thru format this year, to allow for COVID-19 safety precautions. This year the foundation prepared 1,000 bags of food, nearly 300 more than usual, and expected to give them all away, according to Janelle Bryarly, who sits on the Bob Telmosse Foundation's board of directors. The event was busy, with both parking lots at the UC Health Park full of cars, and a line stretching down Tutt Boulevard.
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Doug Schrepel, left, and Aykia Kearse, right, load up a food bag with peanut butter and canned goods at the 38th annual Bob Telmosse Christmas Giveaway event at UC Health Park on Dec. 19, 2020. This was the first time the event has ever been held in a drive-thru style, in order to follow COVID-19 safety protocol, and the Bob Telmosse Foundation expected to give away 1,000 bags of food, according to Janelle Bryarly, who sits on the board of directors for the foundation. This year, there was an increase in the amount of food bags given away because of the increased food insecurity brought on by the pandemic, Bryarly said. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette)
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Aykia Kearse juggles a jar of peanut butter in between loading food bags at the 38th annual Bob Telmosse Christmas Giveaway event at UC Health Park on Dec. 19, 2020. This was the first time the event has ever been held in a drive-thru style, in order to follow COVID-19 safety protocol, and the Bob Telmosse Foundation expected to give away 1,000 bags of food, according to Janelle Bryarly, who sits on the board of directors for the foundation. This year, there was an increase in the amount of food bags given away because of the increased food insecurity brought on by the pandemic, Bryarly said. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette)
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June Fenimore loads a food bag into the back of an SUV at the 38th annual Bob Telmosse Christmas Giveaway event at UC Health Park on Dec. 19, 2020. This was the first time the event has ever been held in a drive-thru style, in order to follow COVID-19 safety protocol, and the Bob Telmosse Foundation expected to give away 1,000 bags of food, according to Janelle Bryarly, who sits on the board of directors for the foundation. This year, there was an increase in the amount of food bags given away because of the increased food insecurity brought on by the pandemic, Bryarly said. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette)
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Santa Claus and the Grinch greet children in the drive thru lane at the 38th annual Bob Telmosse Christmas Giveaway event at UC Health Park on Dec. 19, 2020. This was the first time the event has ever been held in a drive-thru style, in order to follow COVID-19 safety protocol, and the Bob Telmosse Foundation expected to give away 1,000 bags of food, according to Janelle Bryarly, who sits on the board of directors for the foundation. This year, there was an increase in the amount of food bags given away because of the increased food insecurity brought on by the pandemic, Bryarly said. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette)
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Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus wave to children in the drive thru lane at the 38th annual Bob Telmosse Christmas Giveaway event at UC Health Park on Dec. 19, 2020. This was the first time the event has ever been held in a drive-thru style, in order to follow COVID-19 safety protocol, and the Bob Telmosse Foundation expected to give away 1,000 bags of food, according to Janelle Bryarly, who sits on the board of directors for the foundation. This year, there was an increase in the amount of food bags given away because of the increased food insecurity brought on by the pandemic, Bryarly said. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette)
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Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus wave to children in the drive thru lane at the 38th annual Bob Telmosse Christmas Giveaway event at UC Health Park on Dec. 19, 2020. This was the first time the event has ever been held in a drive-thru style, in order to follow COVID-19 safety protocol, and the Bob Telmosse Foundation expected to give away 1,000 bags of food, according to Janelle Bryarly, who sits on the board of directors for the foundation. This year, there was an increase in the amount of food bags given away because of the increased food insecurity brought on by the pandemic, Bryarly said. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette)
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Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus wave to children in the drive thru lane at the 38th annual Bob Telmosse Christmas Giveaway event at UC Health Park on Dec. 19, 2020. This was the first time the event has ever been held in a drive-thru style, in order to follow COVID-19 safety protocol, and the Bob Telmosse Foundation expected to give away 1,000 bags of food, according to Janelle Bryarly, who sits on the board of directors for the foundation. This year, there was an increase in the amount of food bags given away because of the increased food insecurity brought on by the pandemic, Bryarly said. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette)
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Aykia Kearse prepares jars of peanut butter before they are loaded into food bags at the 38th annual Bob Telmosse Christmas Giveaway event at UC Health Park on Dec. 19, 2020. This was the first time the event has ever been held in a drive-thru style, in order to follow COVID-19 safety protocol, and the Bob Telmosse Foundation expected to give away 1,000 bags of food, according to Janelle Bryarly, who sits on the board of directors for the foundation. This year, there was an increase in the amount of food bags given away because of the increased food insecurity brought on by the pandemic, Bryarly said. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette)
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Cars fill both parking lots at they wait in line and people snap some photos with the Grinch at the 38th annual Bob Telmosse Christmas Giveaway event at UC Health Park on Dec. 19, 2020. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette)
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The Grinch makes his way through the parking lot lines before the start of the 38th annual Bob Telmosse Christmas Giveaway event at UC Health Park on Dec. 19, 2020. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette)
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A kid approaches the Grinch before asking for a photo together at the 38th annual Bob Telmosse Christmas Giveaway event at UC Health Park on Dec. 19, 2020. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette)
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Erin Hobson fills up a food bag at the 38th annual Bob Telmosse Christmas Giveaway event at UC Health Park on Dec. 19, 2020. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette)
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A sea of food bags filled with dry goods and other food items sit behind a distribution line at the 38th annual Bob Telmosse Christmas Giveaway event at UC Health Park on Dec. 19, 2020. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette)
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An almost empty container of cookies sits behind the distribution line at the 38th annual Bob Telmosse Christmas Giveaway event at UC Health Park on Dec. 19, 2020. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette)
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A volunteer restocks a container with canned goods at the 38th annual Bob Telmosse Christmas Giveaway event at UC Health Park on Dec. 19, 2020. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette)
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John Clawson shuttle bags of food to the distribution line at the 38th annual Bob Telmosse Christmas Giveaway event at UC Health Park on Dec. 19, 2020. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette)
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Michael Zamonas works as a traffic controller at the 38th annual Bob Telmosse Christmas Giveaway event at UC Health Park on Dec. 19, 2020. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette)
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A couple of kids take in the view of the parking lot from the sunroof of their family's car at the 38th annual Bob Telmosse Christmas Giveaway event at UC Health Park on Dec. 19, 2020. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette)
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A woman finds her way back to her car while waiting in line at the 38th annual Bob Telmosse Christmas Giveaway event at UC Health Park on Dec. 19, 2020. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette)
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A large container filled over the brim with packages of noodles sits behind the distribution line at the 38th annual Bob Telmosse Christmas Giveaway event at UC Health Park on Dec. 19, 2020. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette)
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Santa Claus waves to children from the sidelines of the distribution line at the 38th annual Bob Telmosse Christmas Giveaway event at UC Health Park on Dec. 19, 2020. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette)
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Empty boxes for canned food sit behind the scenes at the 38th annual Bob Telmosse Christmas Giveaway event at UC Health Park on Dec. 19, 2020. (Forrest Czarnecki/The Gazette)
