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Local Families Can Visit Santa Via Zoom
Santa's friend Billy Niedbala is helping families reach Santa Claus while social distancing.
Press release from Billy Niedbala:
Nov. 21, 2020
As the Coronavirus continues to change annual American traditions, how this Holiday season is marked in 2020 will also be unlike no other in recent memory. One of those time-honored rites of passage, an annual visit with Santa Claus, will also be vastly different.
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To accommodate families who still would like to provide children of all ages a visit with jolly ‘ol St. Nick, Billy Niedbala, who has known Santa Claus for 15 years, has organized two unique “virtual” opportunities through his business, Santa Billy. Niedbala, a life-long fan and close friend of Santa Claus, has made arrangements with the chief resident of the North Pole to set up Zoom Interactive sessions for families as well as the opportunity to have pre-recorded messages recorded by Santa.
“Zoom, along with other virtual platforms will, without a doubt, serve as the bridge in connecting friends and families with each other during the holidays in 2020” said Niedbala. “With the Covid-19 virus now spiking again in many parts of the country, the opportunities to visit Santa in person will be severely limited. Thankfully, I had a great conversation with Santa back on Labor Day and he has agreed to partner with me in visiting with any interested families virtually this year!”
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Families interested in scheduling a Zoom session with Santa Claus can go to the following website link: www.santabilly.com/virtual-santa" class="redactor-linkify-object">https://www.santabilly.com/vir...
The link will take you to a description of the services Niedbala provides in scheduling Zoom sessions with Santa as well as pricing information. There is also information for pre-recorded messages that Santa can record for families in lieu of, or in addition to, a Zoom session.
At the time of this article, Niedbala stated that he already has multiple clients booked for the Holiday season: “While I know we are only in November, I think given the toll that the Coronavirus has had on all of us, we desperately need something to look forward to, especially as the days get colder and shorter” said Niedbala. “If I can help facilitate a memorable experience between families and Santa for 2020 via this virtual platform, it will truly be an honor to do so!”
To learn more information, please send Billy Niedbala an email at santabilly@gmail.com or feel free to visit his website www.santabilly.com
This press release was produced by Billy Niedbala. The views expressed here are the author's own.