Vern Brischke, a furniture maker most of the year, donned his Christmas suit on Friday to visit a center for adults with intellectual disabilities.
On Christmas Eve, a furniture maker from Monterey, by the name of Vern Brischke, stepped into his snow-white GMC Sierra truck and headed to spread the joy that perhaps only he could deliver.
Throughout California’s Central Coast, there were no doubt many Santas at many malls, but here at the Gateway Center, Brischke was especially welcomed. The residents were drawn to him, responding with smiles so broad that Santa’s eyes widened in unison.it harder for Santa to fully read the emotions of those who came to him. On Friday at Gateway, many of the residents’ faces were uncovered, and Brischke could see the need for emotional connection and joy more than ever.
“I can read it when people need more time, a little bit more touch, that simple hug you can hold for 20 seconds,” said Brischke, 67, who visits multiple places, including Gateway, during the Christmas season. During a stop at a community holiday dinner serving thousands of people, Brischke met Eva Lindsay, 5, who has a hearing impairment. “He makes me so happy,” she said, adding that “I really like his bells.”
At Gateway Center, he said, he found “some of the most loving people that there is.” They affected him as much he has helped them. When they sat on his lap, or broke into a grin, he said, “it almost brought tears to my eyes.”
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