Sharpesville, Pa- where Santa Clause visits every child

11 years ago

I lived in sharpesville, Pa for about 4 years and the one thing that really stood out about that sleepy little town was no matter what route you took to enter the town there was a sign at the town line that said "Sharpesville, Pa, Where Santa Visits every child".

According to the US census there are about 1200 households in Sharpesville and 28% of them have children under 18.

They have a civic project in Sharpesville where a group of men dress as Santa an they go around the neighborhoods. They publish in the paper which night they will be in your neigborhood and if you have children you can wrap a gift for each child in your household and put them in a large trashbag on your front porch and leave your porch lite on.

Santa will stop at your house, take the bag and ring the bell. When the kids come to the door they are met with a hearty Ho Ho Ho,,,and Santa opens the bag, takes out a gift and reads the childs name, then hands them their gift.

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Georgysmom
11 years ago
That's so nice. When we lived in PA back in the 70's and 80's, one year I had access to a Santa suit. So, I decided to make huge gingerbread men for every kid in the neighborhood. I went through 22 lbs. of flour. My kids helped decorate them. Each one had to be different, I remember there was a grandpa Walton, a hula girl, John Boy, etc. I didn't tell anyone what we were doing. Around 6:00 we began delivering the cookies and a candy cane. A neighbor who was the dad of seven children was asked to be Santa and he was thrilled!
The neighbors were stunned. They had know idea who it was and kept asking who is it and Jim would just say it's Santa. He wasn't as well known as DH so nobody could figure it out. After that, the neighborhood association decided to do it every year. The following year I had lots of help making the cookies and eventually, they decided to let the parents buy a little toy for each child and Santa delivered them to each little boy and girl.
nanny98
11 years ago
Most of the Military Bases that I have lived on (years ago) did this for the children on base. Very special and nice memories that my kids have.(small bases....lots of kids)
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I had to stop helping in the gazebo a couple of years ago, my RA was reacting badly with the cold and damp, but the event continues and is always a great success. The visit with Santa is usually the only Santa event these kids have.
It was always the highlight of my holiday, what a fun start to the holiday season. And I learned....one should not have too much beer! LOL!!!!

Sharpesville, Pa- where Santa Clause visits every child

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