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12-20-02 - Mission Education Center Christmas with Santa, Mission Education Center, San Francisco - Aaron Straus, on left, Sheriar Irani, and Al Gentile getting things ready before Santa arrives.
12-20-02 - Mission Education Center Christmas with Santa, Mission Education Center, San Francisco - L to R: Aaron Straus, Sheriar Irani (behind banner), and Dick Johnson setting up before Santa arrives.
12-20-02 - Mission Education Center Christmas with Santa, Mission Education Center, San Francisco - L to R: Aaron Straus, Al Gentile, Joe Farrah, Steve Currier, Deborah Molof, Principal, Sheriar Irani, and Dick Johnson standing around waiting for the event to start.
12-20-02 - Mission Education Center Christmas with Santa, Mission Education Center, San Francisco - L to R: Joe Farrah, Aaron Straus (telling the others about the boxes of presents), Sheriar Irani, and Dick Johnson before the start of the event.
12-20-02 - Mission Education Center Christmas with Santa, Mission Education Center, San Francisco - L to R: Al Gentile (obscured), Sheriar Irani, newly arrived Steve Currier, and Dick Johnson getting some refreshment with Santa and his assistant in the background.
12-20-02 - Mission Education Center Christmas with Santa, Mission Education Center, San Francisco - Aaron Straus, teal shirt, going over present details with Santa as Al Gentile, left, and Sheriar Irani, right, look on. Steve Currier is in the background.
12-20-02 - Mission Education Center Christmas with Santa, Mission Education Center, San Francisco - Discussing present details are, L to R, Sheriar Irani, Steve Currier, Dick Johnson, Santa’s assistant, Aaron Straus, Santa, and Al Gentile.
12-20-02 - Mission Education Center Christmas with Santa, Mission Education Center, San Francisco - Santa, in place, with Joe Farrah and Al Gentile in the background.
12-20-02 - Mission Education Center Christmas with Santa, Mission Education Center, San Francisco - The first class of students coming in herded by their teacher. Support staff are in the background.
12-20-02 - Mission Education Center Christmas with Santa, Mission Education Center, San Francisco - Al Gentile, left, looks on as Santa, with his assistant, gives a student a present. Another student starts admiring his present on the right.
12-20-02 - Mission Education Center Christmas with Santa, Mission Education Center, San Francisco - Al Gentile, left, hands Santa as a student egerly waits. Santa’s assistant holds an approving smile. Other students wait patiently on the right after receiving their presents.
12-20-02 - Mission Education Center Christmas with Santa, Mission Education Center, San Francisco - The balance of the first class are all smiles as they, with their teachers and support staff, look on.
12-20-02 - Mission Education Center Christmas with Santa, Mission Education Center, San Francisco - Al Gentile, front right, hands Santa another present. Members looking on, L to R starting by the door, are Sheriar Irani, Dr. Mehendra Dave, Aaron Straus, Dick Johnson, Steve Currier, and Joe Farrah. Deborah Molof, Principal stands in the back left.
12-20-02 - Mission Education Center Christmas with Santa, Mission Education Center, San Francisco - The last 5 students in the class very eagerly wait their turn with Santa. Their teachers and support staff also look on.
12-20-02 - Mission Education Center Christmas with Santa, Mission Education Center, San Francisco - Joe Farrah and Al Gentile feed Santa presents as each student comes forward with anticipation to accept them. Santa’s assistant smiles her approval.
12-20-02 - Mission Education Center Christmas with Santa, Mission Education Center, San Francisco - A student poses with Santa after receiving his present. On the left, Joe Farrah and Al Gentile pause their duties, and Santa’s assistant smiles for the camera.
12-20-02 - Mission Education Center Christmas with Santa, Mission Education Center, San Francisco - A student impatiently poses with Santa after receiving her present. On the left, Joe Farrah and Al Gentile pause their duties, and Santa’s assistant smiles for the camera.
12-20-02 - Mission Education Center Christmas with Santa, Mission Education Center, San Francisco - A student happily poses with Santa after receiving his present. On the left, Joe Farrah and Al Gentile pause their duties, and Santa’s assistant smiles for the camera.
12-20-02 - Mission Education Center Christmas with Santa, Mission Education Center, San Francisco - The last student in the class poses with Santa after receiving his present. On the left, Al Gentile starts looking for the next group of presents; the other students in the class wait in the background.
12-20-02 - Mission Education Center Christmas with Santa, Mission Education Center, San Francisco - Eighteen students in the class all pose with Santa after receiving their presents. Joe Farrah stands on teh left, their teacher on the right. Santa’s assistant helps a couple of students line up for the camera.
12-20-02 - Mission Education Center Christmas with Santa, Mission Education Center, San Francisco - Seventeen students all lined up and ready for Santa. The first just takes her first steps toward Santa. Her teachers and support staff look on; Deborah Molof, Principal is center right. Aaron Straus stand with back to camera in the back of the room.
12-20-02 - Mission Education Center Christmas with Santa, Mission Education Center, San Francisco - Seventeen students all lined up and ready for Santa. The first just takes her first steps toward Santa. Her teachers and support staff look on; Deborah Molof, Principal is center right. Aaron Straus stand with back to camera in the back of the room.
12-20-02 - Mission Education Center Christmas with Santa, Mission Education Center, San Francisco - Students anxiously wait their turn with Santa. Their teacher, on right, and Deborah Molof, Principal, try to keep them from jumping around too much. Aaron Straus watches from the back left, Sheriar Irani, partial on right.
12-20-02 - Mission Education Center Christmas with Santa, Mission Education Center, San Francisco - A student can’t wait to see what Santa has brought him as his assistant looks on. In the background are. L to R, Dick Johnson, Steve Currier, Joe Farrah, and Al Gentile who just delivered a gift to Santa.
12-20-02 - Mission Education Center Christmas with Santa, Mission Education Center, San Francisco - Santa and his lovely assistant stop to pose.
12-20-02 - Mission Education Center Christmas with Santa, Mission Education Center, San Francisco - All the students in the class having gotten their gifts, take instruction from their teacher, on right, on what to do next. On the left, Santa, his assistant, the teacher’s aid, and Al Gentile, also listen.
12-20-02 - Mission Education Center Christmas with Santa, Mission Education Center, San Francisco - Students pose with Santa after receiving their presents. with them are their teacher, in the group on left, her assistant, on the left, and Santa’s assistant. Dr. Mehandra Dave and Sheriar Irani stand on the left.
12-20-02 - Mission Education Center Christmas with Santa, Mission Education Center, San Francisco - Dr. Mehendra Dave, on left, and Sheriar Irani stand ready with gift bags while a student has a little talk with Santa.
12-20-02 - Mission Education Center Christmas with Santa, Mission Education Center, San Francisco - A student happly leaves Santa all smiles while Dr. Mehandra Dave, left, and Sheriar Irani get the next gift bag ready.
12-20-02 - Mission Education Center Christmas with Santa, Mission Education Center, San Francisco - A class, their teachers, and Dr. Mehendra Dave, 2nd from left in back row, and Sheriar Irani, to his right, pose with Santa and his assistant after receiving their gifts.
12-20-02 - Mission Education Center Christmas with Santa, Mission Education Center, San Francisco - A class, their teachers, and Dr. Mehendra Dave, 2nd from left in back row, and Sheriar Irani, to his right, pose with Santa and his assistant after receiving their gifts.
12-20-02 - Mission Education Center Christmas with Santa, Mission Education Center, San Francisco - A class, their teacher, and Dr. Mehendra Dave, 2nd from left in back row, and Sheriar Irani, to his right, pose with Santa and his assistant after receiving their gifts.
12-20-02 - Mission Education Center Christmas with Santa, Mission Education Center, San Francisco - Santa and his assistant, with Steve Currier prepping for the next class on the left.
12-20-02 - Mission Education Center Christmas with Santa, Mission Education Center, San Francisco - Santa’s assistant look on while Steve Currier hands Santa the students gift bag while he waits anxiously waits. A student, happy with his gift, waits for his friend to receive his gift in the background.
12-20-02 - Mission Education Center Christmas with Santa, Mission Education Center, San Francisco - Santa talks with a student as his assistant looks on. Aaron Straus, seated, Dick Johnson, and Steve Currier get gift bags ready on the left.
12-20-02 - Mission Education Center Christmas with Santa, Mission Education Center, San Francisco - Dick Johnson, left, and Steve Currier get gift bags ready for the next students.
12-20-02 - Mission Education Center Christmas with Santa, Mission Education Center, San Francisco - A class happly poses with Santa and his assistant after receiving their gifts.
12-20-02 - Mission Education Center Christmas with Santa, Mission Education Center, San Francisco - Steve Currier, left, and Santa’s assistant look on as Santa talks with a student before presenting his with his gift; others wait on the right after receiving their gifts.
12-20-02 - Mission Education Center Christmas with Santa, Mission Education Center, San Francisco - A class tries to settle down and have their picture taken with Santa, his assistant, and their teacher.
12-20-02 - Mission Education Center Christmas with Santa, Mission Education Center, San Francisco - A class has their picture taken with Santa, and his assistant who is way in the back, and their teacher.
12-20-02 - Mission Education Center Christmas with Santa, Mission Education Center, San Francisco - Santa and his assistant pose with all the empty boxes that once contained the gifts they have given out during their visit.
12-20-02 - Mission Education Center Christmas with Santa, Mission Education Center, San Francisco - The scene of Santa’s visit.
12-20-02 - Mission Education Center Christmas with Santa, Mission Education Center, San Francisco - The exterior of the Mission Education Center with Santa’s sleigh (?), a little worse for wear, ready to take him away after the gift giving.
12-20-02 - Mission Education Center Christmas with Santa, Mission Education Center, San Francisco - The cross streets where the Mission Education Center sits.
