For over 15 years the Davis Odd Fellows Lodge has organized and hosted the very popular “Breakfast with Santa”—bringing joy to thousands of local children, their parents, grandparents and guardians. In 2020, however, the traditional Breakfast with Santa is not feasible due to the pandemic.
That’s not stopping the Odd Fellows or Santa. This year, ensuring everyone’s safety, the Odd Fellows offer the children of the community an exciting alternative: individual “Zoom Visits with Santa.” The dates available for the Zoom visits are December 11, 12, and 13.
“Individual time slots can be reserved for a Zoom Visit with Santa,” the Zoom Visits with Santa Committee announced today. “Reservations can be made by visiting the Davis Odd Fellows Lodge website at www.davislodge.org. On the homepage you will find a link to sign up and reserve time to visit and chat with Santa, with a minimum donation of $10. Proceeds will be donated to the Yolo Food Bank to help families in need over the holiday season.”
Once a time slot is reserved, an email will be sent confirming the reservation and providing the Zoom link for the private chat with Santa. Santa is firing up his computer, and looks forward to taking a brief break from his toy-making to chat with local girls and boys.
The Davis Odd Fellows Lodge, chartered in 1870, is the oldest organization in the City of Davis. Currently 311 men and women are members of the Lodge. The Lodge is well known for many signature community events including Odd Fellows Bingo, Thursday Live! music at the Lodge, the Davis Chocolate Festival, Breakfast with the Bunny, A Taste of Davis, the Davis Classic Film Festival, and the Zombie Bike Parade, among others. Members of the Zoom Visits With Santa Committee are Dave and Lea Rosenberg, Danny Tomasello, Beth Dovi, Diana Schmiegel, Doug Hatton and Juelie Roggli.
