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Photo Caption: Santa cuts the ribbon as L. Ron Hubbard\u2019s Winter Wonderland celebrates 40 years of bringing joy to local children. He is joined by his elves, Los Angeles Fire Department Deputy Chief Richard Fields, and nationally syndicated radio show host Kerri Kasem.<\/em><\/p>\n
Just a week earlier, Kasem had her first opportunity to see this year\u2019s Winter Wonderland when she rode by on a float in the Hollywood Christmas Parade. The theme of the float was the precept \u201cLove and Help Children\u201d from The Way to Happiness, <\/em>the nonreligious moral code written by Mr. Hubbard.<\/p>\n \u201cWinter Wonderland is a beautiful annual tradition,\u201d said Kasem, \u201cand it is wonderful to see so many children enjoying themselves for the holidays.\u201d<\/p>\n Once the ribbon was cut, the fun began, including live entertainment, face painting, and Santa, who held court with his elves in his cabin where he gave out Christmas gifts and posed for photos with the kids.<\/p>\n The tradition of L. Ron Hubbard\u2019s Winter Wonderland began in 1983 when author, humanitarian and Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard first presented a giant Christmas tree in a holiday setting as a gift to the children of Hollywood. The Friends of L. Ron Hubbard Foundation and the Church of Scientology continue the four-decade tradition, providing a safe and beautiful location for families throughout the holidays. \u201cWe hope to welcome everyone to enjoy this setting for many more generations to come,\u201d said Friends of L. Ron Hubbard spokesperson Louis Ricketts.<\/p>\n Winter Wonderland features a 6,000-pound grand fir in a forest of evergreens surrounding Santa\u2019s home and a banner carrying Mr. Hubbard\u2019s timeless message: \u201cOn the day when we can fully trust each other, there will be peace on Earth.\u201d<\/p>\n For more information, contact friendsofron@lronhubbard.org or visit L. Ron Hubbard\u2019s Winter Wonderland Facebook page<\/a> for updates on events and activities.<\/p>\n To learn more about Mr. Hubbard, visit the L. Ron Hubbard website<\/a> or watch programming including episodes of L. Ron Hubbard: In His Own Voice<\/em><\/a> on the Scientology Network<\/a>, available on DIRECTV Channel 320, DIRECTV STREAM, AT&T U-verse and streaming at Scientology.tv<\/a>, on mobile apps and via the Roku, Amazon Fire and Apple TV platforms.<\/p>\n LEARN MORE:<\/strong><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.scientologynews.org\/press-releases<\/a><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.lronhubbard.org<\/a><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.scientology.tv\/series\/l-ron-hubbard-in-his-own-voice\/<\/a><\/p>\n MULTIMEDIA:<\/strong><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_tpHZH4mXE0<\/a><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.scientology.tv\/series\/l-ron-hubbard-in-his-own-voice\/<\/a><\/p>\n
![https:\/\/www.Send2Press.com\/300dpi\/23-s2p-1207-coswonderland-300dpi.jpg<\/a><\/p>\nPhoto Caption: Santa cuts the ribbon as L. Ron Hubbard\u2019s Winter Wonderland celebrates 40 years of bringing joy to local children. He is joined by his elves, Los Angeles Fire Department Deputy Chief Richard Fields, and nationally syndicated radio show host Kerri Kasem.<\/p>\nTAGS: #ChurchofScientology #ScientologyVolunteerMinisters #HolidaySeason #DisasterResponse<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Dec. 7, 2023 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Traffic came to a standstill on Hollywood Boulevard Sunday, December 3, as Santa Claus drove up on a red Harley-Davidson Electra Glide to cut the ribbon, opening L. Ron Hubbard’s Winter Wonderland adjacent to the Church of Scientology Los Angeles Information Center. He was joined by his elves, Los Angeles Fire Department Deputy Chief Richard Fields, and nationally syndicated radio show host Kerri Kasem to the delight of hundreds of cheering children.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8949,"featured_media":102171,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[608,12804,10,513],"tags":[18838,19760],"class_list":["post-102173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-religion-news","category-ap","category-california-news","category-hollywood-news","tag-church-of-scientology-los-angeles","tag-hollywood-walk-of-fame","has-post-title","has-post-date","no-post-category","no-post-tag","no-post-comment","has-post-author"],"acf":[],"views":4670,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8949"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102173"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102173\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/102171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}](\"https:\/\/www.Send2Press.com\/300dpi\/23-s2p-1207-coswonderland-300dpi.jpg\"){kind=link}