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http://www.magicvalley.com/articles/2005/12/09/news_localstate/news_local_state.2.txt
While Santa traveled all the way from Boise, the children came all the way from the Idaho School for the Deaf and the Blind in Gooding. And Santa surprised these kids when he was able to communicate with them through sign language.
It was organized by Hamilton Relay, a telecommunications company that serves the blind and the deaf, and the College of Southern Idaho.
The kids were all smiles when they saw Santa, and even more so when he gestured a "hello" in sign language.
"They're excited because I'm just like them," said Santa, better known as Sonny Cabbage with the Idaho Power Company in Boise. "I'm from a deaf family, and I'm also deaf."
The kids received candy canes as thick as their forearms, as well as a photo of their conversation with Santa.
"More of these types of activities happen in Boise," said June Flannery, a representative of Hamilton Relay. "But we wanted to do something for the community here."
Hamilton Relay provides video phones for the deaf, which are free at CSI.
Even after all the students had met with Santa, they stayed a while longer to sip hot chocolate. But before long they had to bundle up and make the trip back to Gooding, where they will wait to see if Santa will bring them on Christmas Day what they asked for.
While Santa traveled all the way from Boise, the children came all the way from the Idaho School for the Deaf and the Blind in Gooding. And Santa surprised these kids when he was able to communicate with them through sign language.
It was organized by Hamilton Relay, a telecommunications company that serves the blind and the deaf, and the College of Southern Idaho.
The kids were all smiles when they saw Santa, and even more so when he gestured a "hello" in sign language.
"They're excited because I'm just like them," said Santa, better known as Sonny Cabbage with the Idaho Power Company in Boise. "I'm from a deaf family, and I'm also deaf."
The kids received candy canes as thick as their forearms, as well as a photo of their conversation with Santa.
"More of these types of activities happen in Boise," said June Flannery, a representative of Hamilton Relay. "But we wanted to do something for the community here."
Hamilton Relay provides video phones for the deaf, which are free at CSI.
Even after all the students had met with Santa, they stayed a while longer to sip hot chocolate. But before long they had to bundle up and make the trip back to Gooding, where they will wait to see if Santa will bring them on Christmas Day what they asked for.
