Riverside Foundation clients, Mary Sheridan (Left) and Eugene Kuranda, (Right) dance with Santa during Friday's Christmas party at the foundation's work and activity center. | Brian O'Mahoney~for Sun-Times Media

Riverside Foundation client, Bob Jenkin,s during Friday's Christmas party at the foundation's work and activity center. | Brian O'Mahoney~for Sun-Times Media

Riverside Foundation client, Mary Sheridan, during Friday's Christmas party at the foundation's work and activity center. | Brian O'Mahoney~for Sun-Times Media

Volunteer, Erica Sudakoff, of Buffalo Grove, dances during Friday's Christmas party at the Riverside Foundation's work and activity center. | Brian O'Mahoney~for Sun-Times Media

Volunteer, Mary Anne Ehlert, of Lincolnshire, dances with client, Mary Sheridan during Friday's Christmas party at the Riveside Foundation's work and activity center. | Brian O'Mahoney~for Sun-Times Media

Riverside Foundation client, David Gere decorates a stocking with help from volunteer, Maura Olson, of Green Oakes during Friday's Christmas party at the foundation's work and activity center. | Brian O'Mahoney~for Sun-Times Media

Volunteer, Erica Sudakoff, of Buffalo Grove, dances with Riverside Foundation client Bob Jenkins during Friday's Christmas party at the foundation's work and activity center. | Brian O'Mahoney~for Sun-Times Media

The staff of Protected Tomorrows helped the Riverside Foundation throw a Christmas party by dressing in holiday costumes. Mary Heil, who works in the non-profit's operations, came as a present from Santa Claus to SpongeBob Squarepants — but said she did n

Teri Bodeman of Protected Tomorrows came as a reindeer, then did the hokey-pokey with Riverside Foundation residents at their Christmas party Friday. (Ronnie Wachter~Sun-Times Media)

Riverside Foundation residents work on crafts Friday during their Christmas party. (Ronnie Wachter~Sun-Times Media)

Riverside Foundation residents work on crafts Friday during their Christmas party. (Ronnie Wachter~Sun-Times Media)

Santa Claus makes an appearance Friday at the Riverside Foundation's Christmas party. (Ronnie Wachter~Sun-Times Media)