On behalf of Santa’s Workshop 2025, we would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to our generous community for making our 2025 Santa’s Workshop a huge success. We were able to serve 310 children from three elementary schools the magic of the holidays by providing an event that allowed them to spend time with Santa and Mrs. Claus, pick out gifts for their families and friends, have them wrapped, and receive a small holiday treat. This would not have been possible without many donations and small gifts and grants from businesses, organizations and individuals who stepped up, and to the dozens of volunteers who worked tirelessly to make it so special for the children. We offer our sincere thanks to Coast Central Credit Union, North Coast Coop, Safeway, Los Bagels, Pierson’s Building Supply, Bespoken Glass, Fortuna Kiwanis, Jillybeans Emporium, Eureka Emblem Club, Tops Club, Wedbush Morgan, Santa and Mrs. Claus, Pine Hill/South Bay, Loleta and Peninsula School Districts, PTSAs, parents, teachers and staff, and all the many other volunteers and supporters. It takes a village and the Humboldt County village is about as good as it gets. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Sincerely,
Kathy Moley, Frances Tjarnstrom and Idayth Walker Yassemi, 2025 Santa’s Workshop Committee.
This article appears in My Humboldt Life January 2026.