Nick Bovis went to the school dressed as Santa and distributed gifts to the children.

 

Overall, he has distributed more than 10.000 gifts. The trip by Santa was amazing and a surprise to these children of the Tenderloin. For most, the school is a refuge from the struggles of life in a district coping with drugs and crime. Nick Bovis

       It’s the most wonderful time of the year... unless it’s not. For many children and their parents, this time of year may be depressing, stressful or simply go by unnoticed due to more pressing problems.

       He started a holiday-giving tradition in his family that teaches everyone the value of giving to others. Many Christmas’s are not easy for vulnerable children in San Francicso. The number of children living in poverty now equates to nine in an average class of 30. One in five are living with domestic abuse and families are struggling to afford basics, like food and clothes.

       Day in and day out, Nick Bovis see’s children who are hurting but he also see’s the difference the right support can make. Last year, Santa Nick Bovis helped to give more children hot meals and presents when they would otherwise have gone without. He made sure homeless teenagers had a safe place to sleep.