Santa visits Charles City for breakfast

By Travis Fischer, tkfischer@charlescitypress.com

Santa Claus stopped by Charles City for breakfast on Saturday, Dec. 6, as the Immaculate Conception Elementary PTO and the Knights of Columbus teamed-up for their third annual Breakfast with Santa fundraiser.

“We’ve had a very good turnout,” said IC School Principal Laurie Field.

Families came into the Columbus Club on Saturday morning to enjoy a breakfast cooked up by the Knights of Columbus, who had eight volunteers flipping flapjacks, serving sausages and distributing drinks.

“It’s a lot of fun,” said Grand Knight Kalen Schalder. “We support our church and our school and try to help in any way that we can.”

Along with collecting freewill donations to support the IC PTO’s activities, the Knights of Columbus donated $1,500 raised through Tootsie Roll sales to the school for special education materials.

Along with the knights, volunteers from the IC PTO were there to help Santa Claus distribute gifts to all the good girls and boys that stopped in for a visit. More than 40 kids came through during the breakfast, each receiving a gift donated by members and businesses in the community.

“We wanted it for the whole community,” said Field. “This is a way to bring the Christmas spirit.”