Here comes Santa Claus! *
Coming to your party *
Here comes Santa Claus! * Coming to your party *
Santa is coming to town, and he can come to your house or party!
Thanks to a generous offer from Santa Al (pictured here; bio below), you can bid to win:
a one-hour Home Visit, or
a two-hour Party Visit.
Home Visit (two available)
Santa visits an individual home so the children can meet Santa, read a story together, chat about their Christmas wishes and reindeer life, receive gifts provided by the parents (if you wish), and more. Up to one hour at a mutually agreeable time. Maximum five children. Take as many photos as you wish. Minimum bid is $125.
Party Visit (one available)
Are you organizing a Christmas party – for work, family, or friends? Make it especially memorable by inviting Santa. He will talk to the children individually, read stories, perform magic, lead carol singing, and more. You work out the details with Santa—up to two hours at a time you both agree on. Minimum bid is $250.
Make your best bid!
Choose which visit you are interested in and submit your best bid using the button below.
The Auction opens November 1 and closes at 11:59 p.m. on November 16. We will notify the highest bidders on November 17 and connect them with Santa Al to arrange a date for their time with Santa.
All proceeds go to support orphaned and vulnerable children in Kenya. Our partner in Kenya, Kijiji Cha Upendo, runs an amazing, life-changing program in Kibera, an informal settlement outside of Nairobi. “Kijiji” helps caregivers build sustainable family incomes so hundreds of children can stay in school and build brighter futures.
Learn more by exploring this site.
I am a graduate of the Charles W. Howard Santa Claus School, founded in 1937, making it the oldest in the world. To keep the legend of Santa Claus alive, we were taught how to work with children with different types of disabilities or on the spectrum, learn basic sign language, basic magic, the names of Santa in different languages, and even how to drive a reindeer team.
I have worked in major Toronto malls, children's charities, schools, service clubs, and large corporate Christmas parties (700+). I am the official Santa of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario (Queen's Park), appearing at their annual Festival of Lights days in December. I undergo Police background checks every year to work with vulnerable people.
I have worked with children from two weeks old to 99 years old. Santa and the Village of Love are two of my passions, and I'm delighted to bring them together this way.