Christmas Comes Early at the Children’s Inn at NIH

The Children’s Inn at NIH brought holiday cheer to its young residents during its annual Christmas in July event. On July 17, the Montgomery County Police Department and the NIH Police Department escorted Santa Claus to the Inn.

From there, good Saint Nick, police, residents and their families rode to the Rio Lakefront shopping center in Gaithersburg, Md. to Shop with a Cop. Each family paired up with a Montgomery County police officer and shopped for toy cars, dolls, decorative plants and more. After the store run, residents had dinner at the Silver Diner.—Kristine Duru