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Volunteer pilots from Angel Flight West delivered gifts to schools along the Utah-Arizona border on Wednesday.

The annual "Santa Flight" brought toys and supplies to 500 students from two schools.

Community sponsors and pilots are united to support students during economic challenges.

COLORADO CITY, Ariz. — Santa Claus traded his sleigh for small planes Wednesday as 20 volunteer pilots from Angel Flight West's Utah wing flew hundreds of miles to deliver Christmas gifts and school supplies to two Title I schools on the Utah-Arizona border.

The annual "Santa Flight" brought toys, winter coats, backpacks and more than 500 books donated by PBS Utah to about 500 students from Water Canyon Elementary in Hildale, Utah, and Cottonwood Elementary

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