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Seaport Hotel 2nd Annual Toy Drive and Celebrity Tree Auction

The 2nd Annual Christmas in the City Kick-Off & Celebrity Holiday Tree Auction event will be Tuesday, December 3rdat the Seaport Hotel. The evening will feature an auction of extraordinary Christmas trees lit and fully decorated by Mayor Thomas Menino and the Black and Gold’s left wing, #17 - Milan Lucic!

100% of money raised from this event will go to Christmas in the City, including ticket sales.

The Seaport Hotel will be providing tasty nibbles and a cash bar for guests to enjoy during the event.

Beginning Monday, November 25th the hotel will also be a toy drop off location for Christmas in the City

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where you can literally valet you toys, making donating quick and easy!

Christmas in the City (http://www.christmasinthecity.org), a 100% volunteer organization, will hold its 25th Annual Holiday Party this year and is expecting to serve more children than last year when they hosted 4,000 children & Moms living in shelters or transitional housing at their celebration.  The following day, they gave out 8,500 more gifts of toys and clothing to the families of boys and girls who have fallen on hard times and otherwise might find nothing under the tree. 

Admission price is a donation of $20! Tickets are available at http://citc2013.eventbrite.com

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