{"id":18,"date":"2025-09-23T17:07:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T17:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/santabobolympia.com\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2025-10-18T22:12:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T22:12:54","slug":"stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/santabobolympia.com\/index.php\/stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About Santa Bob<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To see some of Santa Bob&#8217;s many experiences from his years of travel, visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SantaBobinOlympia\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SantaBobinOlympia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When they are not busy at the North Pole, Santa Claus Bob Partlow and Mrs. Dee Claus often stay in the Olympia area, texting the elfs and getting ready for the big day.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Santa Bob, who is now nearly 2,000 years old, has bags full of experience caring for and about children. He would love to light up the holidays at your next party or event.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His appearances span from professional photo-shoots and community tree-lightings to tea parties and gender-reveal events. He has visited quietly with autistic children and noisily with children at busy malls. Occasionally, he even visits with cats and dogs!<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He enjoys appearing year-round at events such as the Seattle Mariners&#8217; Christmas in July and the state Foster Care Conference in September. He even likes sneaking off to a New Year&#8217;s Eve party so he can see how everyone liked the gifts he brought!<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Santa \u2013 and sometimes Mrs. Claus, when she\u2019s not baking cookies \u2013 enjoy being part of your gatherings, large or small.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"832\" data-id=\"39\" src=\"https:\/\/santabobolympia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-11-at-7.33.14-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39\" srcset=\"https:\/\/santabobolympia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-11-at-7.33.14-PM.png 700w, https:\/\/santabobolympia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-11-at-7.33.14-PM-252x300.png 252w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"926\" data-id=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/santabobolympia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-11-at-7.32.01-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32\" srcset=\"https:\/\/santabobolympia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-11-at-7.32.01-PM.png 602w, https:\/\/santabobolympia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-11-at-7.32.01-PM-195x300.png 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"694\" height=\"882\" data-id=\"37\" src=\"https:\/\/santabobolympia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-11-at-7.32.51-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37\" srcset=\"https:\/\/santabobolympia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-11-at-7.32.51-PM.png 694w, https:\/\/santabobolympia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-11-at-7.32.51-PM-236x300.png 236w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 694px) 100vw, 694px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Santa is a former radio announcer and reporter, which means he is quite the public speaker! He is adept at dealing with unexpected situations and loves to answer kids&#8217; questions. He and Mrs. Claus are former foster parents with a special place in their hearts for children dealing with stressful situations or who have developmental challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;The Claus family keeps the spirit of Christmas in their hearts all year. All year, Mrs. Claus sets aside toys and books made by the elves for children in need. And the Clauses have spearheaded such projects as a NORPAC Santas fund drive to replace children\u2019s toys lost in hurricanes in Texas and Florida.<br>He and Mrs. Claus have even went to school, earning their Bachelor of Santa Claus degrees from the University of Santa Claus. They also attend Santa&nbsp; meetings and conferences to keep learning from Santa&#8217;s helpers.<br>Santa and Mrs. Claus are members of two professional Santa Claus organizations, NORPAC Santas and IBRBS (<em>the International Brotherhood of Real Bearded Santas<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/norpac-santas.org\/2025\/05\/bob-partlow\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"712\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/santabobolympia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-11-at-10.11.41-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66\" style=\"width:369px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/santabobolympia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-11-at-10.11.41-PM.png 712w, https:\/\/santabobolympia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-11-at-10.11.41-PM-300x91.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Some of Santa&#8217;s favorite past visits<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>\u2022   Redmond City Lights\n\u2022   Toys For Kids annual Gala\n\u2022   LeMay Car Museum\n\u2022   Heather Puett Photography, Everett\n\u2022   Tree-lighting, City of Tacoma\n\u2022   Federal Way Performing Arts and Entertainment Center\n\u2022   JC Penney Portrait Studios\n\u2022   Factoria Mall \n\u2022   Sensory Toolhouse, Lacey\n\u2022   Big Fish, Seattle\n\u2022   Cadence Academy preschools\n\u2022   Tumwater Christmas Tree-lighting Festival\n\u2022   UW Basketball\n\u2022   Oly Night Market\n\u2022   FPAWS (foster parent) Conferences\n\u2022   Wild Waves Theme and Water Park\n\u2022   Christmas Forest, Olympia\n\u2022   Providence St. Peter Hospital, Olympia\n\u2022   Endolyne Joe's restaurant, West Seattle\n\u2022   Thurston County Food Bank\n\u2022   SafePlace, Olympia\n\u2022   Oly Lightstravaganza\n\u2022   Canterwood Golf and Country Club, Gig Harbor\n\u2022   Camp To Belong Washington, Port Orchard\n\u2022   Olympia Country and Golf Club\n\u2022   Christmas in July, Mariners event at T-Mobile Park\n\u2022   Ramblin' Jack's Ribeye, Napavine\n\u2022   Family Education and Support Services, Tumwater<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The Clauses are background-checked for the safety and well-being of children and have been vaccinated for covid and flu. We care about your family.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Believe&nbsp;\u2028in the\u2028 Magic\u2028 of \u2028Christmas!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Santa Bob To see some of Santa Bob&#8217;s many experiences from his years of travel, visit: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SantaBobinOlympia When they are not busy at the North Pole, Santa Claus Bob Partlow and Mrs. Dee Claus often stay in the Olympia area, texting the elfs and getting ready for the big day.&nbsp; Santa Bob, who is &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-18","page","type-page","status-publish"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Stories - Santa Bob in Olympia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/santabobolympia.com\/index.php\/stories\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Stories - Santa Bob in Olympia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"About Santa Bob To see some of Santa Bob&#8217;s many experiences from his years of travel, visit: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SantaBobinOlympia When they are not busy at the North Pole, Santa Claus Bob Partlow and Mrs. Dee Claus often stay in the Olympia area, texting the elfs and getting ready for the big day.&nbsp; 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