I am Santa Claus

I had a thoroughly enjoyable Christmas this year as in most years but I did something this year that I have never done before and it turned out to be a very rewarding experience. I decided that I wanted to try the Blue Santa delivery day here in Round Rock so I contacted Vinnie Cherrone, the President of the Round Rock Blue Santa organization and committee member Sandy Wright to get the schedule of the date and time for the delivery of the packages to the families in the Round Rock area.

The day was Friday the 19Th of December at 8:30 am. We were to arrive at that time to get our maps and paperwork along with the packages for delivery. On arrival one of the first things I noticed was how neat and clean the area was where all the packages and boxes were staged for delivery. Perfectly aligned as if placed on a chalk line and every box was labeled and lined up in rows along the doorways of the large warehouse. Volunteers were everywhere and everyone was in a jovial mood, some wearing Santa hats and other Christmas attire, coffee and doughnuts were served along with soft drinks and other beverages, it was a very festive atmosphere but everyone there knew there was work to be done and they were there to get it done.

With over 500 boxes set for delivery it was important that the boxes get out of the door and on their way as soon as possible. And that's exactly what happened. At 9:00 after brief announcements and instructions from Vinnie, the vehicles started lining up to load and it was on. After loading boxes in my car and getting the paperwork and maps, I was on my way. With Christmas music from Majic 95 blaring loudly in my car loaded with boxes, I started toward my destination. I felt just like Santa Claus himself, in fact, I was wishing I had a bigger vehicle so I could get more boxes in it or maybe a huge sleigh with a bunch of reindeer, something like that.

It was a great feeling to deliver those boxes to the families in Round Rock that badly needed them. And humbling too. You realize a few things when you're doing something like that. You realize how lucky you are to have what you have and how great it is that there are organizations like Blue Santa that work as hard as they do to do these things for the community. Hundreds of hours went into the collection, wrapping, and distribution of those packages and it was done by people with generous hearts and boundless spirit. It was great just to be involved in a small part of it and something that I will definitely be involved in next year.