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Become an Elf Not all of Santa's elves wear elf costumes. Most of them just help where they can, preparing meals for visitors to Santa's Village, serving food, wrapping presents, making cookies, supervising activities like miniature golf and cookie decorating, supervising movies, etc. Anything that needs to be done. The only requirement is a cheerful countenance and a vibrant attitude. Our costumed elves dress and act their part. They assist Santa with activities at Santa's Children Christmas Village and with visits to Hospitals and other locations. They actively entertain our guests through songs and games. They assist Santa as he gives gifts to children. They bring a smiling face to everyone around. Top of pageHelp with Santa's Village Santa's Children Christmas Village purchased and moved operations to the old Riverside school building in Macedonia, Iowa in 2005. The facility consists of over 30,000 square feet on two floors. It includes classrooms, a large gymnasium and stage, and administrative rooms. The facility is in good, sound condition, but requires some improvements after five years of disuse. Santa's Village needs Volunteers in the following areas.
Santa's visits programs include visiting children in Hospitals and in their homes, as well as bringing larger groups to our facility. When larger groups visit us, like the Open Door Mission visit in December 2005, we need a lot of assistance. In the near future we will need volunteers will help receive, store and distribute the K.I.D.S. products for partnering children's charities and Fire Departments. As shipments of donated products arrive, volunteers will contact our partner organizations informing them of items available and determining their needs for those products. Depending on each partner organization's situation, Santa's Children will either arrange for immediate delivery or store the products in our 30,000-square foot facility. As time permits, items will be listed on our web site www.santaschildren.org where partners can review products and order on line. Top of page Read about Santa's Volunteers Over 75 volunteers have helped at our headquarters in Macedonia, Iowa since we began moving there in 2005. Our main strategy for building renovations is to use volunteers for as much work as possible, especially for scraping, painting, and decorating. This way we build partnerships with people in communities in the area and we reduce our cash expenditures. Our volunteers have painted walls, set up displays, and decorated trees.
One of our volunteers contacted the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO), which then decided to do a study of Santa's Village as a class project for the entire Spring 2006 semester. They along with the Electrical, Architectural and Construction Engineering Departments will be assisting in the design and recommendation process of the Santa's Village Building Renovation project. Top of page ` |
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Macedonia, Iowa 51549
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