Don’t look for plastic partitions or faraway benches when visiting Santa Claus this year
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Another large Santa agency, Cherry Hill Programs, is back up to pre-pandemic booking numbers for their 1,400 or so Santas working at more than 600 malls and other spots this year, said spokesperson Chris Landtroop. “We're charging the clients slightly more and we’re also paying our Santas slightly more," Allen said.
“I haven't been busted yet by the kids and, with one exception, by the parents, either,” said 48-year-old Melissa Rickard, who stepped into the role in her early 20s when the Santa hired by her father’s lodge fell ill. They spent weeks in formal Claus training. Among the skills they picked up was American Sign Language and other ways to accommodate people with disabilities. Their work has included trips into disaster zones with the Texas-based nonprofit Lone Star Santas to lend a little cheer.
“People are having issues just eating, but they don’t want to miss out on the experience,” Eric said. Sometimes, he said, “You'll meet them and be like, `You go ahead and hold on to that. I know you worked hard for that.'”Charles Graves, a rare, professional deaf Santa in New Braunfels, Texas, said through an interpreter that he was inspired to grow his beard and put on the suit in part by awkward encounters with hearing Santas as a child.
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