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Santa Claus visits family that lost home in fire

Collin Pickens, 4, reacts after he and his sister, Jayden, 7, came home from school to find Santa Claus (Jack Coffey) waiting on their doorstop on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011, in south Cheyenne. Santa stopped by to drop off toys donated to the Pickens family following a Dec. 1 fire that destroyed their apartment. Members of the community donated $1,500 in cash and gift cards to the family and Cheyenne Fire Local 279 bought and wrapped toys.
Collin Pickens, 4, reacts after he and his sister, Jayden, 7, came home from school to find Santa Claus (Jack Coffey) waiting on their doorstop on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011, in south Cheyenne. Santa stopped by to drop off toys donated to the Pickens family following a Dec. 1 fire that destroyed their apartment. Members of the community donated $1,500 in cash and gift cards to the family and Cheyenne Fire Local 279 bought and wrapped toys.
Santa Claus (Jack Coffey) carries a bag of toys to the home of the Pickens family on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011, in south Cheyenne. Coffey surprised Collin Pickens, 4, and Jayden, 7, with donated toys following a Dec. 1 apartment fire that destroyed all of their belongings. The Cheyenne community raised $1,500 in cash and gift cards to donate to the family and Cheyenne Fire Local 279 bought toys with funding from its burn-out fund.
Santa Claus (Jack Coffey) carries a bag of toys to the home of the Pickens family on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011, in south Cheyenne. Coffey surprised Collin Pickens, 4, and Jayden, 7, with donated toys following a Dec. 1 apartment fire that destroyed all of their belongings. The Cheyenne community raised $1,500 in cash and gift cards to donate to the family and Cheyenne Fire Local 279 bought toys with funding from its burn-out fund.

Collin Pickens, 4, right reacts as he and his sister, Jayden, 7, play with the sirens in a Cheyenne Police Department car on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011, in south Cheyenne. Cheyenne Police officers, Cheyenne firefights and Santa Claus stopped by to drop off toys donated to the Pickens family following a Dec. 1 fire that destroyed their apartment. Members of the community donated $1,500 in cash and gift cards to the family and Cheyenne Fire Local 279 bought and wrapped toys.
Collin Pickens, 4, right reacts as he and his sister, Jayden, 7, play with the sirens in a Cheyenne Police Department car on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011, in south Cheyenne. Cheyenne Police officers, Cheyenne firefights and Santa Claus stopped by to drop off toys donated to the Pickens family following a Dec. 1 fire that destroyed their apartment. Members of the community donated $1,500 in cash and gift cards to the family and Cheyenne Fire Local 279 bought and wrapped toys.
Jayden Pickens, 7, unwraps a toy during a visit from Santa Claus on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011, in south Cheyenne. Santa stopped by to drop off toys donated to the Pickens family following a Dec. 1 fire that destroyed their apartment. Members of the community donated $1,500 in cash and gift cards to the family and Cheyenne Fire Local 279 bought and wrapped toys.
Jayden Pickens, 7, unwraps a toy during a visit from Santa Claus on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011, in south Cheyenne. Santa stopped by to drop off toys donated to the Pickens family following a Dec. 1 fire that destroyed their apartment. Members of the community donated $1,500 in cash and gift cards to the family and Cheyenne Fire Local 279 bought and wrapped toys.
Jayden Pickens, 7, gives Santa Claus (Jack Coffey) a hug after unwrapping a few presents on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011, in south Cheyenne. Santa stopped by to drop off toys donated to the Pickens family following a Dec. 1 fire that destroyed their apartment. Members of the community donated $1,500 in cash and gift cards to the family and Cheyenne Fire Local 279 bought and wrapped toys.
Jayden Pickens, 7, gives Santa Claus (Jack Coffey) a hug after unwrapping a few presents on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011, in south Cheyenne. Santa stopped by to drop off toys donated to the Pickens family following a Dec. 1 fire that destroyed their apartment. Members of the community donated $1,500 in cash and gift cards to the family and Cheyenne Fire Local 279 bought and wrapped toys.

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