Inglewood is Kringlewood at Moore Park Santa Party

kringle-1 w textInglewood is Kringlewood as a great retinue of Santa Claus balloons once again lights up this Moore Park street. The community event born out of a whimsical idea to place the inflated Santa balloons on the lawns all down the street has caught on. Crowds of residents and visiting friends filled a closed off portion of Inglewood Sunday night to meet and socialize. Many present talked of their good fortune at living in such a fine place. One organizer, Amy Westin, had the idea to add a food drive to this year’s gathering. At least three SUVs were loaded to the windows with bags of groceries which will be donated to the Daily Bread Food Bank. Last year a number of Inglewood homeowners took the lead of one among them and purchased a large fan-inflated and electrically-lighted Santa Claus balloon from Canadian Tire. Before Christmas arrived, almost every lawn on the street had a Santa, aided by an alert public relations hand at Canadian Tire. This year organizers got permission to close the street between Sighthill and McLennan Aves. The relatively mild weather made for a pleasant evening. Two food trucks, Food Dudes and Cafe du Monde Creperie were doing brisk business. Kids street hockey added a lively background to neighbourhood chat.