Before jolly Saint Nick hopped back in his sleigh, I asked him what it was like being a Santa during the pandemic. It s difficult. The children want to come to you and you can t exactly tell them not to, said Santa. You try to gently not do all the embracing and the intimate face-to-face sharing of Christmas wishes.
Santa expressed how difficult it is to hear the little voices behind the face masks. The joy is still there, and everyone is having a good time, shared Santa. I m loving every moment of it.
Visit progress-index.com to watch my interview with Santa aka Bob Saintsing as well as see him on duty at a Santa Brunch. Another Santa helper aka Jake Conner is included; he is in action at the GFWC Junior Woman s Club of Hopewell s socially-distanced drive-thru.