Thousands of people braved freezing temperatures in Florida to attend a 'Surfing Santas' event that has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for charity.
Spruce Run Farm’s David Hoover and his three reindeer joined the ‘Fox & Friends Weekend’ crew to hold Santa’s reindeer-in-training on FOX Square.
"It’s become this really cool tradition and I couldn’t be prouder," George Trosset, the creator of the event, told the outlet. The organization said it has raised more than $200,000 from its 11 previous Surfing Santas events for the two local nonprofits. starting on Friday as the Christmas week bomb cyclone moved into the state and brought cold air with it.
On Christmas Eve, more than 400 surfers and paddleboarders participated in the 12th annual Surfing Santas charity event in Cocoa Beach.
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