Santa Claus will make an appearance for photos and to kick off the Gloucester Point holiday food pantry and Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society donation drives on Saturday  at the recently renovated Tidemill Shops.

Tidemill Shops is located at Gloucester Point at the intersection of George Washington Memorial Highway and Tidemill Road.

Sara Harris Photography will take photos with Santa by appointment only from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The cost is $65 per session and includes digital downloads of the imagery to be used any way families would like. Hot cocoa and cookies will be served. Contact Sara Harris Photography at sara@saraharrisphotography.com or 757-598-2104 to reserve a time slot.

The Tidemill Shops’ businesses will launch what they hope to become an annual food pantry and humane society supplies drive, too.

Visitors are encouraged to drop off non-perishable grocery canned goods or bags of dog and cat food Dec. 1-15 at Sara Harris Photography, Little England Mercantile, Co...