Lucky the Leprechaun dunks a basketball Dec. 27 during the Jr. Celtics Academy at the Lewiston Armory. The mascot of the Boston Celtics performed for 100 boys and girls at the one-day clinic hosted by the Maine Celtics. Lucky inspired children while launching himself into the air using a small trampoline. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Cassandra Culleton, left, and Emma Frumiento gather toys Dec. 23 at the Trinity Jubilee Center in Lewiston. Culleton is the kitchen manager at Trinity. Frumiento, 16, is a volunteer and a junior at Hebron Academy. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Shakila Eirby holds her 3-month-old baby, Zaed Boss, on Thursday to admire the kinara candles at the home of her sister, Shatrice Deschaine, in Auburn. Next to them, from left, are Eirby’s daughter Da’lani Clarke, 8, and her sister’s children Taraji Deschaine, 7, and Ezra Deschaine, 6. The two families have switched from celebrating Christmas to celebrating Kwanzaa. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Noah Eddall, 12, left, plays laser tag Tuesday with his brothers, Holden, 9, and Ethan, 16, and their father, not shown, in Pettengill Park in Auburn. The laser tag was a Christmas gift from the Auburn boys’ aunt, and they spent some time playing and figuring out how the equipment works. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Amanda Chadburn is greeted Monday by Santa Claus at a Christmas Day turkey and ham dinner at the George Bunten Post 10 American Legion Hall in Livermore Falls. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Kayla Castonguay, left, and Shawn Boyd load 37 bags of food into the back of a truck Dec. 28 at the PAL Center at 24 Chestnut St. in Auburn. Each week, city employees use the kitchen at the center to prepare meals for 250 households through the Grab and Go Program. Boyd said the program started during the COVID-19 pandemic when seniors were not able to get out of their homes. It now helps seniors on fixed incomes, as well as families during tough times. “Shopping for food is so expensive,” said Jim Collins, who helps with the program. “A lot of people just can’t afford what is out there.” Boyd said the food is purchased from the Good Shepherd Food Bank in Auburn. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal