Santa’s Express
18th Annual
Kensington Fire-Rescue
Santa’s Express
Surprise your child and support our department….
(Last updated: 10/29/24)
It’s that time of year again. Here is the information for Santa’s Express for 2024.
Please be sure to read through all of it as we have made some minor changes.
Thanks everyone and we appreciate your continued support for our Volunteer Organization!
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Ho Ho Ho! Santa is making stops early this year and he is teaming up with the Kensington Fire-Rescue looking for good girls and boys!
For a donation of $12 per child, Santa, assisted by firefighters from the Kensington Volunteer Fire Department, will deliver a Christmas present to your child using a real fire truck!
REMINDER: The delivery address MUST be within the Town of Berlin.
Here’s how it works:
Step 1: Registration will be online as in years past:
*** Registration will take place starting ONLINE at 8am on Sunday, October 27th, 2024 ***
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D49ABAF22ABFFC43-51946927-santas
** Registration is now complete and the event has sold out. We have a waiting list and also will be bringing back our Friday night at the firehouse with Santa as well.
Santa’s Express at the Fire House!
Once delivery dates and times have been set, rescheduling will be extremely difficult, so please be sure to check the date you have chosen. Dates are on a first come first serve basis. Also, please understand that Santa has a limited amount of time at each stop so please try and write all children that may be in attendance.
** NOTE: We will not be accepting payments online. You will pay for your stop at gift dropoff. The donation increased to $12 per child this year. After you register online, you will receive an email asking you to pick a gift dropoff date. In the event that you don’t come to your dropoff date or are unable to reach you, you will lose your spot that you registered for and it will be given to someone else.
Step 2: Be on the lookout for delivery times.
Notification of delivery times will be made the week of Nov. 4 – Nov 8 (not the day of the 4th, anytime that week, please don’t contact us if you haven’t received your information until after that week), after all registrations have been processed, by email or phone if your email is not working. ALL DATES AND TIMES ARE FINAL ONCE THEY HAVE BEEN RECEIVED VIA EMAIL/PHONE.
Step 3: Drop off your gift and donation for Santa to deliver.
Gift drop off will take place at the Kensington Fire House, 880 Farmington Ave., Kensington from Nov. 12, 2024 – Nov. 14, 2024. Gift drop off times will occur as follows: Tues, Wed. & Thurs. between 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
Dropoff Procedures: You will pull up in your car and members will come out to greet you and retrieve your gifts from either the back seat or trunk. You won’t even need to get out of your vehicle. Your items will be placed in bags and tagged with your stop.
** Please make sure that each gift is wrapped and labeled clearly with each child’s name. If the labels are not clear or are difficult to read, they will need to be fixed at gift drop-off before we can take them in.
** To make it easier for Santa and his helpers, we are also trying to limit gifts to one per child if possible. This helps Santa be as efficient as possible!
Step 4: Here comes Santa!
Santa will be making his early deliveries on the following dates and times:
December 7th and 8th between 11:30 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.
December 9th through the 13th between 5:50 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
December 14th and 15th between 11:30 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.
Reminder, we have adjusted our delivery procedures over the past few years. See below:
- All stops will continue to be outdoors. We have found this makes it easier overall for Santa and his helpers.
- Please feel free to take any and all pictures outside.
Now that you have seen our list, please check it twice because we hope this information has made the start of your holiday season so nice! Hope to see you at registration.
If you have any questions please email us at santa@kensingtonfirerescue.org
Merry Christmas from Kensington Fire-Rescue!