Christmas in the City, which is staffed entirely by volunteers, was founded by Kennedy and his wife, Sparky, in 1989, when they threw a party for 165 homeless children in city shelters in City Hall Plaza.
More than 20 years later, it has grown into an event nearly 25 times bigger, helping 4,000 children and 1,800 parents from various homeless shelters, according to a statement from the organization.
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