Every December for the past 16 years, Xavier Palacios and his wife, Laura, have turned his Huntington Station law office into an outpost for Santa’s workshop with an annual toy drive that makes Christmas happen for about 500 children.

What began as a small family effort has grown into a communitywide operation. And on Dec. 21, thanks to the Palacios family, community groups and an army of volunteers, gifts will once again be distributed under a decorated tent behind the New York Avenue law firm. High school teams will help wrap and assemble toys and the Huntington Manor Fire Department will be on hand with a fire truck to give children tours.

It’s just one of the ways the family has worked to give back to Huntington Station since founding their nonprofit Friends of Huntington Station La

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