The hours are short before Santa warms up the sleigh, hitches up the reindeer and makes his yearly Christmas deliveries.
To help the jolly saint out, volunteers for Sub for Santa have been working overtime to make sure families in needs are taken care of.
As of Wednesday afternoon, 1,801 families have been helped, according to Bill Hulterstrom, President and CEO of United Way of Utah County. Broken down, that means more than 5,600 children, teens and adults with special needs have been helped.
According to Hulterstrom, United Wayâs Sub for Santa program hasnât helped this many people since the 2008 recession.
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Mitch and Shenan Faas and their four children live in Saratoga Springs and each year, produce an elaborate Christmas light show, set to music. This year, one section of their 36-minute show is a mash-up of songs from the musical Hamilton. Their show caught the eye of
Lin-Manuel Miranda, who $1000 to the Sub for Santa program being run by United Way of Utah County.
Enjoy this labor of love.
Deseret News
Watch: This ‘Hamilton’ Christmas light show in Utah got praise from Lin-Manuel Miranda
From their Saratoga Springs home, Mitch and Shenan Faas recently debuted a high-tech synchronized light show set to a medley of “Hamilton” songs everything from “You’ll Be Back” to “My Shot” to “The Room Where it Happens.”
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A “Hamilton”-themed Christmas light display in Utah has received a lot of attention including from the musical’s creator.
From their Saratoga Springs home, Mitch and Shenan Faas recently debuted a high-tech synchronized light show set to a medley of “Hamilton” songs everything from “You’ll Be Back” to “My Shot” to “The Room Where it Happens,” Broadway World reported.
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