Santa John Shager to entertain children and adults as a guest of the Easter Seals Society at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Colorado Springs, CO from 10 AM to noon on August 5, 2006.

It may be July and hot and sticky, but Santa Claus is not on vacation. Santa John Shager ( a professional real bearded Santa Claus ) of Arvada, CO just returned from attending specialized training at the Santa-America 2006 Training Conference in Branson, Missouri.

Santa John is a member of Santa-America, a nationwide non-profit ( 501c3 ) national service organization bringing Love, Hope, and Joy to very special children and their families 365 days a year! www.Santa-America.org

- Children, parents, or grandparents in Hospice
- Children suffering from Chronic Pediatric Illness
- Children and families suffering from Post Traumatic Stress

Santa John received specialized training in visiting special needs children and families and in helping children with post traumatic stress. While in Branson Missouri, Santa John, who is also an active member of the Amalgamated Order of Real Bearded Santas ( AORBS ), also participated in the largest international gathering of almost 300 natural bearded Santas in history, the “Discover Santa” Convention, which was organized by the AORBS. Santa John was the co-chairman of the Workshop Committee which was responsible for 26 workshops and presented the workshop, “Keeping Christ as the Center of Your Christmas.”

Santa John is a volunteer at Children’s Hospital and is also looking forward to volunteer opportunities with challenged children. He is also the owner of Santa Claus and Company, providing professional Santa visits throughout the Denver Metroplex. Santa John has been a Santa sine 1979.