SJFD Holiday Gift Distribution Event, December 23, 2025

On December 23, the St. James Fire Department holiday celebration will again be a gift distribution by Santa Claus using the big red fire truck.  This enables him to reach all the good boys and girls in St. James and Arbor Creek.  Even if you don’t have kids or gifts, come wave to Santa as he makes his way to distribute gifts.

Below is a list of locations where Santa will distribute gifts.  Please choose one of these locations for where your gift will be picked up:

SJFD Station 1: Founders Club residents north of Polly Gully Bridge and Players Club

STFD Station 2: Residents in the Reserve

Woodlands Amphitheater parking lot: Woodland’s residents

Members Club Lower Parking Lot: Members Club residents

Marina Parking Lot: Residents in the Marina area and Founders Club residents south of Polly Gully Bridge

Arbor Creek Clubhouse: Arbor Creek residents

Please label all gifts with the child’s name as well as their St. James contact’s name, address, and phone number.  Please be certain to label the gift with the location where it will be picked up.

Wrapped and labeled gifts are to be dropped off between December 15-21 at one of the following locations:

SJFD Station 1 on St. James Drive

2903 Trailwood Drive

2913 Legends Drive

Arbor Creek Clubhouse

Be certain to get to your selected distribution location to meet Santa on the schedule below.

11:15 a.m.       SJFD will pick Santa up at the North Pole.

11:30 a.m.       Stop #1: SJFD Station 1 on St. James Dr. Gift distribution for Founders north of Polly Gully Bridge and Players Club.  The truck will follow the route through the Legacy Gate to Legacy Dr to Wyndmere Dr, pass the Reserve Club then on to Station 2.

12:15 p.m.      Stop #2: SJFD Station 2, Reserve gift distribution. Following the route from Oceanic Dr, then left on Moss Hammock Wynd to the end of Moss Hammock Wynd, left on Pine Forest Dr to Parkridge Dr to the Woodlands amphitheater.

12:45 p.m.      Stop #3:  Woodlands amphitheater parking lot for Woodlands and Grove area gift distribution.  Leaving the parking lot, then left on Pepperbush Dr, then right on Parkridge Dr, left on Hemlock Ridge Dr, right on Parkridge Dr, right on Morningdale Dr, right on West Medinah Ave, right on Scarborough Way, left on Legends Dr, left on West Medinah Ave, then right to Members Club lower parking lot.

1:15 p.m         Stop #4: Members Club lower parking lot for Members Club area gift distribution. Continue along Members Club Blvd. then right on St. James Dr to the Marina parking lot.

1:45 p.m.        Stop #5: Marina parking lot.  Distribution of gifts from the Marina area and Founders Club south of Polly Gully bridge. Left on St. James Dr then on to the Grove Gate, right on Big Magnolia Way, left on St. James Dr, right on Harbormaster Dr then right on St. James Dr, right on Beaver Creek Dr, right on St. James Dr, then right on Southport-Supply Rd, right at Arbor Creek.

2:30 p.m.         Stop #6: Stopping on Arbor Creek Dr in front of Arbor Creek Clubhouse for distribution of gifts from Arbor Creek.  Arbor Creek Dr, right Cinnamon Fern Dr, left on Pond Pine Dr, left Arbor Creek Dr to Southport-Supply Rd then right on Regency Crossing through the Regency Crossing gate, right on Skeffington Ct then right on Regency Crossing, right on Players Club Dr then right on St. James Dr to Station 1.

3:30 p.m.  Return to SJFD Station 1 for photos with Santa

If you miss the distribution of your gift, perhaps you can catch Santa at his next stop or when he returns to Station 1 on St. James Dr at 3:30 p.m.

The SJFD is looking forward to another happy, safe, and fun filled holiday season.

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