[Jerry Dreessen]

Do you have any pictures of it?

[Jerry Dreessen]

You can order direct from them, but you must send them a hold harmless statement. (They make a special exemption for Santas. That is what I had to do, and I get products from their every year or so.)

 

[Jerry Dreessen]

Here are a few static background images:

Living Room with Christmas Tree

Fireplace with Christmas

Cabin in Woods

Village

[Jerry Dreessen]

To further expound on this topic….

The security of Zoom is strength exponentially when utilizing the following (all of which I do use for any of our meetings):

• Password locking the meeting.
• Participants must wait for host to join before they can join.
• Monitoring of the participant list to ensure that those that are attending should be there.
• Require host permission to record or screen share.
• Utilize encryption by default.
• Utilize waiting room to only invite those that should be in the meeting there. (I turn this off for Norpac’s meetings for various reasons.)

The reason Zoom is getting such a bad rap is due to inexperienced people flooding the system and now using it due to COVID-19. And they are not aware or are blissfully ignorant of some additional settings that need to be done. This is the reality of the world we now live in, one that is connected remotely. I hope that my answers will provide peace of mind and that more of our membership will realize that it really is safe to attend Zoom meetings. Especially Zoom webinars where participants are receive only and cannot send anything to the rest of the group.

[Jerry Dreessen]

Ron:

There is likely nothing that I can say that will convince you otherwise. The security concerns that you outlined in our phone call are so infinitesimally small, and the odds of it actually happening are really remote. A large portion of the security concerns revolve around meetings that are not utilizing any security measures, and I deploy quite a few in every meeting that I do. (I spend quite a bit of time in zoom each week, and have never had any of the problems listed in those scare websites happen.) Also consider that virtual meetings may be a lot of what happens this christmas season.

This conference is only being offered on Zoom, and unless you change your mind, unfortunately you will be missing out on a GREAT conference.

Have a wonderful day, Russell

[Jerry Dreessen]

I will be doing things on a case-by-case basis. I will be communicating with the families, that the families will need to be masked to protect everyone at least during my visit. And if anyone is sick they cannot be there.

[Jerry Dreessen]

Yes there is…

Russell Albright is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Norpac Santas July Virtual Meeting
Time: Jul 11, 2020 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8176952005?pwd=WStmZTF1QWllWFZBNDdKMHhSZFhZZz09

Meeting ID: 817 695 2005
Password: norpac
One tap mobile
+12532158782,,8176952005#,,,,0#,,400460# US (Tacoma)
+16699006833,,8176952005#,,,,0#,,400460# US (San Jose)

Dial by your location
+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
+1 929 205 6099 US (New York)
+1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown)
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
Meeting ID: 817 695 2005
Password: 400460
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/keCxiHDDaa

[Jerry Dreessen]

Here is the recording of the 2nd Virtual Meetup.

 

[Jerry Dreessen]

Hello Santas (and Mrs Clauses, Elves and Grinches):

As most of us are sequestered in our homes for our own health and safety, we as a board thought it would be fun to do a virtual get together. Making sure that everyone is staying safe and healthy, and to share stories to help us through this period of time. Our first ever virtual get together is set for May 2^nd @ 10am. This will be handled by Zoom Meetings. You can join by computer (Mac, Windows, Linux), Android, iPhone, iPad, tablet, Chromebook, etc. If you plan to show up, please go to our facebook page and mark yourself as ‘going’ to this event.

This will be a lot of fun! Hope to see you all there! (We will even take a ‘photo’ to post to our facebook page, just don’t blink!)

If you have any questions, let us know on the forum. Hope to see you all there!

Connection info:

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8176952005
Meeting ID: 817 695 2005

One tap mobile
+16699006833,,8176952005# US (San Jose)
+13462487799,,8176952005# US (Houston)

Dial by your location
+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
+1 929 205 6099 US (New York)
+1 253 215 8782 US (Seattle)
+1 301 715 8592 US (Baltimore)
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
Meeting ID: 817 695 2005

Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kefCFMbYrh

[Jerry Dreessen]

Thank you for posting this Jerry.

[Jerry Dreessen]

Re: Book Recommendation?
Michael Slavin – be4ucme@comcast.net – 12/1/2019

Thank you, Cynthia!

[Jerry Dreessen]

Re: Book Recommendation?
Cynthia Collier – santaandmrsclaus@wavecable.com – 11/8/2019

I read one for the first time last year called The Christmas Unicorn by Anna Currey. I expected it go over ok, but I was shocked at how much both the girls and the boys loved it.

[Jerry Dreessen]

Re: Sleigh for sale or rent.
Tim Lorang – tim@timlorang.com – 12/6/2019

For some reason there seems to be a gap in the URL.
You can see photos here:
https://www.timlorang.com/santa-northwest/karlie-speirs-sleigh

Tim Lorang

[Jerry Dreessen]

Re: Hand puppets
Jim Beidle – jim@revjimbeidleweddings.com – 1/31/2020

Chuck,

Check out https://www.folkmanis.com/146/home.htm. They have been creating high-quality puppets for a long time now, and they’re a Pacific Northwest company.

You can order online or find them in quality independent toy stores.

Jim B

[Jerry Dreessen]

Re: Hand puppets
Dan Burke – dan.vthinker.burke2@gmail.com – 1/30/2020

Jim Henson started with a sock, made a fortune. There are places OnLine, but they cost. If you can get someone to make you one. There is a Toy Store in Greenwood that sells puppets for Children

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