Santa and a horse drawn team will make their way through town on Sunday, collecting toys.
This undated photo released by the office of U.S. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., shows Marine Sgt. Joshua D. Desforges, of Ludlow, in uniform.LUDLOW – In conjunction with the United States Marine Corp and in memory of Sgt. Joshua D. Desforges of Ludlow, who was killed last May in Afghanistan, Santa and his horse drawn team will make their way through town on Sunday, collecting new, unwrapped toys for the U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots program.
The Rotary Club invites Ludlow residents to gather at designated stops on Santa’s route to donate toys as Santa passes by.
After Santa completes his trip around town, he will make his way to the Ludlow Town Hall on Chapin Street to light the town Christmas tree. There will be hot chocolate and Christmas caroling starting at 4:30 p.m.
Santa’s first stop is the Ludlow Fire Department at 12:45 p.m. Then Santa and the horse drawn team will stop at the Chapin Street School at approximately 1:15 p.m.
Santa will go from Chapin Street to Holyoke Street and stop at Rick Wrona’s Garage at approximately 1:45 p.m. Then he will take a left onto Cady Street and stop at Pop N Kork at approximately 2:15 p.m.
The route will then be down Cady Street to Fuller Street to West Avenue, to Center Street to Warsaw Avenue for a stop at Christ the King Church at approximately 3 p.m.
The route will then proceed from Warsaw Avenue to Sewall Street to Winsor Street to Chestnut Street for a stop at the Ludlow Senior Center at approximately 3:30 p.m.
The route will then proceed down Winsor Street, to East Street with a stop at East Street School at 3:45 p.m. The final stop will be at Ludlow Town Hall at approximately 4:30 p.m.
James P. “Chip” Harrington, a member of the Rotary Club, said residents should give Santa enough room to pull in safely and be patient if Santa is running a little late.