Santa visits with the Washington National Guard Unit Deployed

On December 7th, 2008 I had the honor to visit with the families of deployed unit 303D Cavalry of the 81 Brigade Combat Team serving in Iraq. What a great event this was for all. I arrived and met my contact SSG Jack D. Rowlett 1/303d CAV OPERATIONS NCOIC. He led me to a hall full of about 200 people waiting for Santa. There were bounce houses and face painting for the kids, a nice big buffet of food and a modest little photo set over in the corner with a black back drop, Christmas tree and chair for Santa. The kids and families lined up to see Santa one at a time. Wrapped presents were donated and given to each child after they took a picture with Santa. As my visit came to an end the boys in uniform had some fun with a group photo with Santa.To help these folks forget about their worries for just a while... this is why I became Santa Claus! I invite you to visit my website at SantaClausNorthwest

The Story of Trever (Santa T ) & Santa Claus

It all started when I was old enough to figure out that I was the only kid in school that got to see Santa Claus on Christmas Eve night. My great grandparents had started a tradition many years ago back in North Dakota that was carried on by my grandparents when I was growing up here in Washington state. We celebrated on Christmas Eve with a traditional Polish dinner and after the dishes were done, Santa would arrive to hand out presents to all. Even when I was old enough to know that it was Uncle Tom in the suit, for that 30 or 40 minutes that Santa was on the scene, it was the real Santa to me. Now I know why I was born in to a family with such a great tradition. It has now been carried down to my children. And when my daughter asks to watch the Polar Express in the middle of the summer or sings Jingle Bells in the bath tub, I thank God for that tradition. For Me - The sleighbell still rings loud. I invite you to visit my website at SantaClausNorthwest