Why Santa Claus?

After my wife and I were married in December of 2000, my sister-in-law asked me to play Santa for a local Gold Crown Hallmark store that she worked at. I agreed and that first year something happened that would change me and the way I thought of Santa forever. It was great to talk to all the children, take the pictures and all, but at one point I was out in front of the store on the sidewalk trying to drum up business when a women who must have been at least 90 years of age was across the street from me with her family.

They escorted her across the road to where I was in front of the store. She said nothing to me but stuck out her hand for mine. She then gave my hand a good squeeze and looked me right in the eyes and smiled. That was it. That's all she wanted. Her grandson told me she just wanted to see Santa and with that they all left. For her the sleighbell still rang. I will never forget that moment and the respect it made me feel for the image of Santa Claus.

This event had a tremendous effect on me and is a major factor as to Why I am a Professional Santa Claus today. I invite you to visit my website at SantaClausNorthwest.

Yes, I am a Patches Pal

A very fond memory of my childhood growing up in the Northwest is of The J.P. Patches Show. Every weekday morning while getting ready for school at 7:30am I would tune in to my favorite TV Klown. Christmas time was the best time of the year to watch. J.P. He would make a trip up to the North Pole with a bundle of Patches pals letters to see if they had been naughty or nice .By feeding the letters in to the Pal-a-Vac J.P. and Santa could tell by the smile or the upside down frown on J.P's face on the front of the Pal-a-Vac. Some times J.P.'s name would get a frown of naughty if he had been trying to see his name in Santa's book. I never knew who played Santa but, he always did a wonderful job. The J.P.Patches Show ran on KIRO TV Seattle for 23 years endeing in 1981. J.P. was and still is a True Northwest Icon. *thanks chris...www.jppatches.com I invite you to visit my website at SantaClausNorthwest

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