>>LAUREN VERNO: SO ONE GROUP IS HELPING KIDS SAFELY CONNECT WITH SANTA THIS YEAR WHILE ALSO
HELPING THOSE IN NEED AND NEWS
4 JAX REPORTER TECHNICALLY, SHE
GOT THE CHANCE TO SIT DOWN WITH
OLD SAINT NICK
HIMSELF TO WHAT ABOUT THE
CHANGES OF THIS YEAR’S SANTA
LIVE FROM THE NORTH POLE EVENT
TAKE
A LOOK.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: AS THE WEATHER
COOLS DOWN AS WE GET CLOSER
WE’RE GOING TO START TO FEEL IT
MORE IN THE AIR BUT THE
PANDEMIC IT IS CAUSING SOME
CHANGES.
>> YES, IT IS.
>> FOR SURE IT’S BEEN A
CHALLENGING YEAR FOR A LOT OF
PEOPLE SO. YOU KNOW, I’M A MOM
OF 3 AND I WAS LITTLE CONCERNED
ABOUT MY KIDS NOT BEING ABLE TO
SEE SANTA SAFELY.
THE TEEN AND I WERE CONNECTIONS
AND MYSELF WE GOT TOGETHER AND
WE LIVE SANTA LIVE SO LIKE YOU SAID, IT’S AGREE PERSONALIZED WE
ORIGINALLY NICE AND I HAVE 1
ONE TIME AGAIN AND IT’S A GREAT
WAY TO BRING MAGIC INTO YOUR
HOME BUT ALSO GIVE BACK TO
FAMILIES IN NEED AMAZING
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION CALLED
PAY AWAY THE LAYAWAY.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: AND TELL ME ABOUT THAT NONPROFIT FIRST AND WHY IT’S SO IMPORTANT TO
PARTNER WITH THEM.
>> ABSOLUTELY AND I MEET
PERSONALLY AND THE COMPANY YOU
KNOW THAT I HEARD BELIEVE THAT
GIVING THEM IS A HUGE PART OF YOU KNOW OUR COMPANY’S BRAND STANDARDS AND
YOU WAY EVERY
YEAR REASONS NOT BE AS THEY GO
INTO THE LOCAL KMART WAL-MART’S
MACY’S AND THEY PAID OFF
LAYAWAYS FAMILIES, YOU KNOW
THEY’RE HAVING A HARD TIME THIS
HOLIDAY SEASON SO IS NOT A
CHRISTMAS IS ALL ABOUT IS
GETTING BACK
SO YOU KNOW IT’S A LIE IS A
LITTLE OUR COMPANY GIVING BACK
TO CHILDREN AND BRING THEM A
LITTLE JOY JAMES
HARD HERE BUT ALSO HELPING
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES YOU KNOW
ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES SO
THE KNESSET TELL ME ABOUT HOW
SANTA LIVE WORKS.
>> ABSOLUTELY YOU KNOW IT’S AN
ALLIED DONNA.
>> AND THEY’LL BE CALENDAR
THERE LOOKING CALENDAR. YOU
THINK THE DAY AND TIME THAT’S
CONVENIENT
FOR YOU. SANTA IS WORKING ALL
DAY AND ALL NIGHT UNTIL THE
25TH. YOU AND YOU STILL HAVE A
QUESTIONNAIRE FROM FOR
SANTA CLAUS. YEAH AND THEN
YOU GET A CONFIRMATION BOOKING
AND A RAGE AND THAT DAY AND
TIME JUST LIKE THAT LEAKING
YOU’RE READY
TO GO.
>> ALRIGHT EASY PEASY AND I
THINK A LOT OF KIDS ARE GOING
TO BE USED TO THIS WITH
VIRTUAL LEARNING AND
DATES AND THINGS LIKE THAT AND
WE’VE UNFORTUNATELY HAD TO DEAL
WITH BECAUSE THE 2020.
YES ALL RIGHT SANTA I DON’T
WANT TO
LEAVE YES. YOU KNOW YOU ARE A
BUSY MAN I KNOW THAT THIS IS
WHAT YOU WOULD CALL THE BUSY
SEASON. SO THANKS FOR GIVING US
YOUR TIME THIS MORNING TELL YOU
ABOUT BEING ABLE TO INTERACT
WITH THESE BOYS AND GIRLS
VIRTUALLY.
>> WHY WELL IT’S GOING TO BE SO
MUCH FUN, I’M LOOKING FORWARD
TO MEETING ALL THE CHILDREN
FACE TO FACE THEY CAN SHARE
THEIR CHRISTMAS WISHES
WITH ME LIVE WILL HAVE A
DIGITAL PHOTO FOR THEM IN
ADDITION TO TALKING WITH CENTER
AND ALSO THEY WILL GET A VIDEO
RECORDING OF OUR
CHAT TOGETHER TO BE SO MUCH FUN
TO BE WITH HIM FACE TO FACE AND
JUST SEE WHAT’S GOING ON IN
THEIR LIVES THAT CHRISTMAS TIME
WILL BE SO
MUCH FUN.
>> I KNOW USED TO THE
TRADITIONAL MEETING GREETS, BUT
YOU KNOW IT’S ALL ABOUT
ADAPTING TO THE TIMES AND I
THINK THEY THE KIDS UNDERSTAND
RIGHT, THEY’VE BEEN GOOD.
THIS YEAR.
>> OF OF COURSE THEY WOULD YOU
KNOW KIDS ARE
SO COMPUTER SAVVY AND THEY WILL
YES AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE THEM
TO STAY SAFE TO DURING THIS
PANDEMIC AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
TALKING WITH VIRTUALLY YES.
>> ALL RIGHT. HE SAID I KNOW I
DON’T WANT INDIA.
>> I DON’T WANT ANY OF THEM
DON’T WORRY BECAUSE I’LL BE
MAKING MY DELIVERIES ON
CHRISTMAS EVE RIGHT ON TIME
DESPITE THE PANDEMIC SO KADRI
THINGS GO TO BE JUST FINE WELL
AWARE THAT I’M ASKED THIS YEAR
ALONG WITH
THE YEAH THAT’S RIGHT. OH YES
THAT IS TAKING PRECAUTIONS,
ESPECIALLY WHEN KIDS COME TO
SEEM BUT AT THE BOX STORES AND
SO FORTH AND THAT’S UH OH, YES
AND IT MIGHT BE WEARING A MASK
OR A SHIELD OR THERE MIGHT BE A
VERY BUT THAT’S OKAY BECAUSE
HAVE TO.
>> LET’S ALL THE CHILDREN THAT
HE WANTS THEM TO KEEP US SAFE
AS POSSIBLE I HOPE SANTA THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TIME I KNOW YOU
GOT TO GET BACK TO WORK IN S A
APPRECIATE YOU AS WELL GIVE US
THAT LINK ONE MORE TIME.