On December 23rd, 180 children and their parents celebrated Christmas ahead of time at the Hard Rock Café on Crescent Street in Montreal.

For the sixth consecutive year, The Salvation Army hosted a special holiday breakfast for children of disadvantaged families along with their parents. The Hard Rock Café management and staff generously provided a wonderful breakfast buffet to the over 300 hundred people that attended. The kids and their parents were able to enjoy the special ambiance of the Hard Rock Café which boasts a large collection of memorabilia donated by Rock n’ Roll stars past and present.

Special thanks go out to Mrs. Belinda Hall of the Saint-Henri CLSC and her daughter who were responsible for identifying and inviting the kids and their parents to this special event. Once again Santa called on his very generous elves (employees) who work at Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada to find a very special toy for each of the children. The Novartis elves did a great job as they do every year, thanks Novartis!

With gifts in their arms, smiles on their faces and eyes lit up by magic and excitement of Christmas, these kids will remember their special event for years to come.