Geiger Management Store Hosts Visits With Santa Claus

AGeiger Management BURGER KING® location in Porterville, California, made the holidays a little brighter for its community by welcoming children to visit with Santa Claus. Store No. 13959 partnered with a local chapter of Toys for Tots to provide an exciting Christmas experience for children and adults alike.

“Our general manager from that restaurant, Matt Price, approached me in the middle of last year, asking if he could dress up as Santa Claus for the holidays and hold a day for photos with Santa at his store,” said Jennifer Reynolds of Geiger Management. “I quickly got the approval, and we started putting the pieces together.

“We connected with the Porterville Toys for Tots and held a toy drive leading up to the Santa photo day,” she added. “The day of Santa’s visit, we had a line of local kiddos waiting for Santa to arrive, and throughout the three-hour event, we had a steady stream of attendees.”

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Members of the restaurant crew acted as elves to assist with the photos, including providing translations for Spanish-speaking guests.

Reynolds said guests thanked the restaurant team profusely for organizing the event. One guest sent a gracious thank-you note on behalf of her family. “I want to thank you for your kindness and generosity during this difficult time,” she wrote. “Thank you for the kind gesture that you showed my son with that little gift. To many people it might just seem like a toy, but for people who don’t have much it means a lot.”

Reynolds credited Price for recognizing a way to create a greater connection between the restaurant and its neighbors. “It was a wonderful thing for a community that doesn’t get a whole lot, and it was all the brainchild of our general manager because he saw the need in his community,” she said. n

On Dec. 30, Las Vegas, Nevada, welcomed football teams from the University of Wisconsin and Arizona State University to compete in the Las Vegas Bowl at Allegiant Stadium.

Glencoe Management, a BURGER KING® franchise company with 44 restaurants, was proud to sponsor the game and to provide a Youth Football Package to 100 deserving students from area schools through the After-School All-Stars organization. The evening included members of Glencoe Management presenting the After-School All-Stars MVP Volunteer of the Year Award on the field. After-School All-Stars provides activities for elementary and middle school children after the school day ends.

The game was a perfect opportunity for Glencoe Management to share its community pride, as franchisee Tom McDonald sits on the board of the local After-School All-Stars chapter and franchisee Steve Keith is on the board of the Las Vegas Bowl. n