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Rubber Duck and Santa

box: Many of these children come from families with a single parent, or newly landed immigrant families but every child who receives a box will know that Santa remembered them, according to Toronto Star. The Santa Fund baby box includes soap, baby powder and a rubber duck. This year, 45,000 kids aged newborn to 12 in Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Ajax and Pickering will receive boxes full of presents this Christmas. Richard Lautens / Toronto Star For kids aged 7 the Santa Fund box includes a game, cookies and toque. Richard Lautens / Toronto Star Our fundraising goal, like last year, is 1.7 million, with 100 per cent of that money going to the gift boxes themselves. Richard Lautens / Toronto Star Nine year olds will receive a board game, socks and mitts in their Santa Fund gift boxes. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.