The COVID-19 pandemic has caused disruptions in global supply chains and soaring prices, but I didn't expect that "Santa Claus" in the United States would also be in severe shortage and in short supply due to the NEW CROWN epidemic.
Demand for Santa Claus has skyrocketed during holiday queues, parades and other events at the end of the year, but the number of professionally trained and ready-to-go Santa Claus has plummeted!
https://www.businessinsider.com/labor-shortage-santas-short-supply-covid-19-fears-christmas-2021-11
Mitch Allen, founder and director of Hire Santa, which helps customers book Santa services across the country, said: "The number of Santa Claus in the company has decreased by 10% this year, but the demand for Santa Claus has more than doubled compared to before the epidemic!
The huge demand for Santa Claus during this year's winter holidays has made companies similar to Santa Claus services for holiday activities try to meet the needs of customers' orders.
https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/covid-19-causing-santa-shortage-across-the-u-s/
Susen Mesco, who runs a Santa Claus school in Denver, said enrollment in Santa Claus schools across the United States fell sharply in 2020 and 2021 as the coronavirus continued to wreak havoc. Her own school has already lost 120 potential Santa Claus trainees due to the pandemic.
https://nbc-2.com/news/national-world/2021/12/04/shortage-of-santas-this-christmas-season/
If you were to ask: Wouldn't you be able to play Santa Claus by finding a few random people and putting on a beard? But in fact, Santa Claus's qualifications are far more stringent than we think
1. Santa Claus is required to receive a professional course with an average of 180 hours of lessons
2. Learning content includes: child cultivation, sign language, body expression, special effects makeup, etc
3. Santa's average age is about 60 years old and weighs about 248 pounds (however, under these conditions, their risk of contracting the new crown virus is extremely high)
https://www.mehron.com/blog/santa-claus-makeup-tutorial/
Mitch Allen said more than 335 Santa Claus have died this year due to the coronavirus and other diseases. According to the survey, almost all Santa Claus said that children sneezed or coughed at them every day, so it is crucial to take extra safety measures. As a result, 18% of Santa Claus decided not to pick up work in 2021, choosing to take a vacation and stay away from the virus.
Merchants are forced to attract more Santa Claus with "wage increases". Santa's salary is reported to have risen by an average of 15 percent to $10,000.
https://www.localdvm.com/news/national/here-comes-santa-claus-with-face-masks-and-plexiglass/
Another reason Santa Claus is too busy may also be related to the "Santa Operation" launched by the United States Postal Service (USPS).
Operation Santa Claus has been around for nearly 110 years since its inception in 1912. Since the 1940s, the campaign has been available at post offices across the United States.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/16/us/usps-operation-santa.html
The event openly solicits letters from children from families with financial difficulties, allowing children to write down their Christmas wishes and desired gifts and send them to Santa Claus; then the public will go to the post office or use the USPS website to claim the letters, reply to the children, and help the children realize their Christmas wishes.
The post office also asked the children (and parents) to write the following in the letter
1. Tell Santa Claus how your year went.
2. Write down the size, style and color if you want clothes and shoes, and if you want toys, games and books.
3. The exact address of the reply (and email) – child's name, street address, apartment/unit number, city, state, zip code.
https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2020/1116-operation-santa-is-nationwide-this-year.htm
https://abc7ny.com/usps-united-states-post-office-operation-santa-where-can-i-find-letters/5709493/
The enthusiastic public incarnates as "Santa Claus" to guard the little wishes of the children. Anyone can log in to the website, claim and respond to one or more letters to fulfill one or more requests on your child's wish list.
Mailing address: Santa Claus, 123 Elf Road, North Pole, 88888
Mailing deadline: December 10
Deadline for claiming and mailing gifts: December 21
More details can be found on the USPS Santa Operation website, Portal
Since santa claus this year is too busy,
"New York International Students Network"
Come and hand out Christmas gifts for you yourself!
Everyone is looking forward to it
What kind of magic will we use!