Charities could not exist without their unsung heroes - the volunteers who selflessly offer their services and expect nothing in return.
The same applies to Operation Santa Claus, the annual charity drive now in its 21st year.
One of the stars so far this year has been Jan the Clown, aka Jan Preece, who once again was out entertaining children during a recent fund-raising event in Discovery Bay.
The clown was keeping infants from the Discovery Mind Kindergarten amused as they embarked on a challenging 4km walk.
'Jan has entertained the children on several occasions for us but this was his second OSC event with us,' said the spokeswoman for the walk, Jane Wilson, head of the kindergarten's international section.
'The children really enjoy his show and it's a small reward for them all after the walk - it's quite a long walk if you have little legs.'