Santa Claus - Dumbledore

I have performed the Christmas Tree Lighting for the Village@Meridian and participated in the Boise - Holiday Parade. I have a 3/4 length Robe and a one of a kind North Pole Staff crafted and given to Santa by an Angell, in 2008 when I officially became Santa Claus. I have Rudolphs bells as he keeps forgetting them. I see on average, 10,000 visiter each year as a Mall Santa. I have been the Santa for the St. Al's Festival of Trees before I became the Village Santa. I have performed home visits and visits with Day cares, grade schools, and St. Lukes Childrens oncology center in the treasure Valley. I like to interact with the children by singing songs and having the children sing along too.
I have performed the "Sneak-a Peak" Christmas Eve, Caught Santa delivering gifts and filling the stockings and eating the cookies left him. I like to recite "Twas the Night before Christmas" as my final act of the evening.

I'm a real bearded Santa since 2007. I currently serve on the Board of Directors for (link hidden). (International Brotherhood of Real Bearded Santas). I am the President of the Idaho Chapter of IBRBS - IDAHO SANTAS. I am the Santa at "The Village@Meridian". I have been their exclusive Santa for 10 years and I help perform their Christmas Tree Lighting in the Middle of November. I have attended four professional Santa Schools and have a MASTER of SANTA CLAUS through the International University of Santa Claus - School4Santas. I have served for "(link hidden), for Idaho and taken "End of Life" classes for St. Lukes Hospice and Homecare and been their "go to" Santa for those children that have been diagnosed with a terminal illness that may not survive until Christmas. I have done volunteer Santa appearances for the Toys4Tots campaign.
I am an Idaho Native. My grandfather was born on a homestead in CottonWood Idaho, 1905. My Father was born on a homestead in Nampa Idaho, 1928. I am a graduate of Borah High-school. I enjoy golfing and family and making happy memories. I retired from Micron Technologies after nearly 25 years of service to them. I am a United States Air Force, Vietnam Ere Veteran. I also like to play the role of Dumbledore from the Harry Potter Series. As well as Gandolf from Lord of the Rings.
I am the Support Group leader, Secretary and Treasure for the Idaho Alpha Community Outreach Inc. A not for profit 501(c)3 Support group for those families that have a genetic background in Alpha-1 Anti Trypsin Deficiency and have been active in the Alpha-1 Community since my wife was diagnosed with this rare, terminal genetically caused lung and liver disease, back in 1996. I am my wife's caregiver and help give her a weekly infusion of her life saving medication and help her with her daily struggles to breathe. (52X26=1352 intravenous infusions). She is on oxygen augmentation 24x7. For more information about alpha-1 go to:
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Playing the role of Santa Claus gives me a chance to spread smiles and hope and joy in the eyes of the children and I can see their happy reflections in the eyes of their parents.