Jaycee Toybox deliveries 2020

Sarah Yenesel

Thursday, December 17, 2020

Toybox changed their collection and delivery process during their 46th year of delivering toys because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, Santas were required to wear face masks when delivering bags of toys to the door of recipients and only went inside homes with the family’s permission. There were 22 different Santas that went to over 300 homes in the Cape Girardeau area.

Nikki LeGrand puts on her Santa Claus beard before the Toybox deliveries at the former Toys "R"Us building in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
From left, Nick Steimle and Aaron Fyold get dressed in their Santa Claus outfits before the Toybox deliveries at the former Toys"R"Us building in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
Melissa Thomas helps her son, Chase Thomas, 14, dress as Santa Claus before delivery of the Toybox gifts at the former Toys"R"Us building in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
Jaycee president and Toybox chairwoman Amber Walker makes an announcement before the Santas and their helpers make the Toybox deliveries in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)

Jamie Jackson as Santa Claus and his son Connor Jackson, 11, as an elf search for the right bag of toys during the Toybox gift distribution in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
Danielle Phiffer takes a photo of her two sons, Jacobi and Elijah, with Jamie Jackson as Santa Claus during the Toybox deliveries in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
Kingston Watson, 3, greets Jamie Jackson as Santa Claus and his son Connor Jackson, 11, as an elf when they are delivering gifts to his family during the Toybox gift distribution in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
Jamie Jackson as Santa Claus poses with Rowe Minner, 10 months, and Tabias Minner, 6, for a photo taken by their mother during the Toybox gift distribution in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
Jamie Jackson as Santa Claus delivers a bag of toys during the Toybox gift distribution in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)

Destinee Primm reacts to the arrival of Jamie Jackson as Santa Claus during the Toybox gift distribution in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
Jamie Jackson as Santa Claus holds Rhylee Sims after he delivered gifts to her as part of the Toybox gift distribution in Cape Girardeau on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)