It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood...

Santa's helpers

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(1) Johnny Bond, (left) from the Delancey Street Foundation, trims a Christmases tree with his chain saw while Steve Vang secures the tree on Sunday November 26, 2006. (2,3) Natziel Scott (left) and Johnny Bond tie down an eight foot Christmas tree onto a  customers car.  
The mission of the Delancey Street Foundation:
The mission of the Delancey Street Foundation is to provide a structured educational and living environment in which men and women, most of whom are ex-felons and substance abusers, can learn the skills they need to rebuild their lives. The residents of Delancey live and work together, pooling all of their income earned through a variety of business schools. Using the principle of "each one, teach one", the residents take responsibility for each other's welfare and hold each other accountable for achieving the highest possible standards in everything they do. There is no professional staff since the residents teach each other. A core principle is that people learn best by doing, and so everyone is active, learning job skills, acquiring an education, and practicing new ways of living.
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Holiday Fashion Show

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(1) Seventh grader Kirra Kehoe, 12, (aka Shirley Good) walks down the catwalk sporting a Etnies Girl Ski Vest on Saturday during the Winterlit Holiday Fashion Show audition at Santa Monica Place. The winners will be featured in next weeks Fashion Show on Saturday, December 2., 2006.

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Light it up!

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A man sits with his dog next to the 'Edgemar Holiday Tree' during the holiday tree lighting ceremony on Friday, November 24, 2006. The tree  is constructed by Anthony Schmitt from 83 shopping carts and is 33 foot tall.

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Visit with Santa

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Angela Lund, 30, holds her two year old daughter, Kennedy Clay-Lund while, her child visits Santa  on Friday, November 24, 2006 at Santa Monica Place.
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Carol of the Bells

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The Dickens and Company Christmas Carolers sing "Carol of the Bells" at the Third Street Promenade on Friday, November 24, 2006. Carolers from left to right are; Kevin St. Clair, Corinn Kipczynski, Celeste Torres and Paul Cummings.

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PAL art

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Staff from  Santa Monica Place installs the kids artwork from the  Santa Monica Police Activities League onto the Winterlit "Best Gift Ever" wall space on  Friday, November 24, 2006 at the mall. The art pieces are wish lists from PAL kids to show what they are hopping to receive for the holidays.

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Food for all

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Charles Smith, 42, feeds a handful of pigeons some bread at Palisades Park on Friday, November 24, 2006
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Stressed?

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Vikki Walker, director of the Santa Monica Church of Scientology, gives a stress test to ambulance driver, Carlos Babilonia,  at the Third Street Promenade on Friday, November 24, 2006. Babilonia showed no signs of stress until his ex-girlfriend coincidently walked by causing the stress needle spike, he said.
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