01/07/2024
Dear Families,
It is with great sadness that I am letting you know that our CK Santa, who has been attending CK as a special guest for 32 years, sadly passed away last week.
Since opening the business in 1992, Euan/Santa has attended every year to celebrate our CK Christmas events. Donating his time out of the goodness of his heart, Euan refused to accept payment for his contributions, always stating that it was part of his role to share in the Christmas spirit and keep the magic of Christmas alive.
While Santa’s role has changed over the years as we adapted our own practices and procedures, his priority of sparking joy and spreading love never changed. Euan cherished his connection to our centre, and we were fortunate enough to be the only service that he continued to visit over the past 4 years. This includes during the pandemic, when our all family Christmas Concerts changed to be a lunch with just the children and Santa. Our families who attended during this time and last year will understand special this intimate this celebration was for the children.
This loss is especially painful for longstanding members of our community, including parents of currently attending children who also attended CK as children. They have treasured the experience of their children having the same Santa that they had while here. Some members of the community may also be aware that Euan was also Santa at my Mum’s Kindergarten, meaning our connection stems back over 40 years of learning.
At the service we will be creating a special artwork and message from Carlingford Kindergarten to the family, but if you have any messages, memories or condolences please share them with us and we will be sure to pass them forward.
Yours Sincerely,
Gabriele Oly