Santa Makes Early Special Stops at Hospital, Ronald McDonald House

Santa is gearing up for his official Christmas visit this coming weekend, but he made a , with an escort of elves from the  department as he visited  and the Ronald McDonald House next door.

The jolly old elf dropped by to see kids who were getting care from as far as Jefferson City and as near as O'Fallon. The visit to the hospital was made possible by donations from Creve Coeur Police Department employees as well as their children, who brought gifts to a recent Breakfast with Santa event. The also made a donation to the effort.

Once Santa and his crew were done at the hospital, they stopped at the Ronald McDonald House and presented staff there with a check for $500 from proceeds from the annual