Santa and his crew recently visited eight neighborhoods across Roseville. This trip has become a staple of the holiday season in our community. Children and parents throughout the City lined the streets as Santa’s mini parade passed his waving and cheering fans.
The community participation was amazing. Families visited Santa’s webpage more than 24,000 times to make sure they knew when the bearded gentleman was visiting their neighborhood.
When Santa is flying with around with his reindeer, he may not need much assistance. But when he visits Roseville, several City departments are ready to help lead the way. Employees from several departments, including Parks, Recreation, & Libraries, Fire, Police, Finance, and Electric all joined the cause.
Neighborhood Santa continues to be a fun way for us to bring some holiday spirit to the community. Much of this is unpaid work. 88 City employees volunteered many hours to prepare the floats and deliver the visits. 30 miles of neighborhood streets were covered in eight separate routes. Each route had six elves, one fire engine driver, three police officers, and one float driver.
The reward to the City workers was summarized in an email sent Santa’s helpers from a community member:
To whom it may concern -
I just want to thank whomever was in charge and volunteering for neighborhood Santa. Santa went right past our house last night and it was such a treat and joy. My entire family was so grateful to see him and all the volunteers who gave out candy canes. What an adventure! We are new to the community and what a welcome we felt with that. Thank you so much. Keep up the good work!
Keep smilen’
- Jamie Cook