It's not even December, but Santa has already been fired from Charleston's Hollings Cancer Center.
For each of the past two years, hospital volunteer Frank Cloyes spent one day as St. Nick, spreading good cheer and snacks to patients sitting through chemotherapy treatments. The 67-year-old James Island resident, a retired insurance executive who calls himself a "gregarious guy," paid for his own costume rental.
It's not even December, but Santa has already been fired from Charleston's Hollings Cancer Center.
For each of the past two years, hospital volunteer Frank Cloyes spent one day as St. Nick, spreading good cheer and snacks to patients sitting through chemotherapy treatments. The 67-year-old James Island resident, a retired insurance executive who calls himself a "gregarious guy," paid for his own costume rental.
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Cancer center's Santa gets boot | The Post and Courier, Charleston SC - News, Sports, Entertainment
Oh wait...did we say we didn't want Santa here?...no no, what we really meant was:
Ho Ho hold on there: Cancer center reverses Santa decision
The Hollings Cancer Center reversed course today on its decision to fire a Santa volunteer due to the hospital's state affiliation.
The about-face follows what a Hollings spokeswoman called "passionate response" from the public to a report on Santa's dismissal in today's edition of The Post and Courier.
"We've received a number of strong responses to the Santa story, and it prompted another discussion on our end," Hollings spokeswoman Vicky Agnew said in a statement. "As a result, we've decided to allow a Santa presence this year."
more about the drama in Charleston:
Ho Ho hold on there: Cancer center reverses Santa decision | The Post and Courier, Charleston SC - News, Sports, Entertainment
For each of the past two years, hospital volunteer Frank Cloyes spent one day as St. Nick, spreading good cheer and snacks to patients sitting through chemotherapy treatments. The 67-year-old James Island resident, a retired insurance executive who calls himself a "gregarious guy," paid for his own costume rental.
It's not even December, but Santa has already been fired from Charleston's Hollings Cancer Center.
For each of the past two years, hospital volunteer Frank Cloyes spent one day as St. Nick, spreading good cheer and snacks to patients sitting through chemotherapy treatments. The 67-year-old James Island resident, a retired insurance executive who calls himself a "gregarious guy," paid for his own costume rental.
more
Cancer center's Santa gets boot | The Post and Courier, Charleston SC - News, Sports, Entertainment
Oh wait...did we say we didn't want Santa here?...no no, what we really meant was:
Ho Ho hold on there: Cancer center reverses Santa decision
The Hollings Cancer Center reversed course today on its decision to fire a Santa volunteer due to the hospital's state affiliation.
The about-face follows what a Hollings spokeswoman called "passionate response" from the public to a report on Santa's dismissal in today's edition of The Post and Courier.
"We've received a number of strong responses to the Santa story, and it prompted another discussion on our end," Hollings spokeswoman Vicky Agnew said in a statement. "As a result, we've decided to allow a Santa presence this year."
more about the drama in Charleston:
Ho Ho hold on there: Cancer center reverses Santa decision | The Post and Courier, Charleston SC - News, Sports, Entertainment