High Point Historical Society teams up with Santa Claus

Just in time for the holidays, the High Point Historical Society is partnering with Santa Claus on a unique fundraising project. Santa Claus, aka Santa Cliff Snider, is donating a Santa print to help raise funds for the Little Red Schoolhouse (affectionately known as Little Red).

The print entitled "The Gift" was painted by Linda Hyatt Cancel and is a limited edition signed and numbered reproduction. The image size is 10" x 15" with 2" borders. It was printed by High Point's own Hall Printing Company and comes in a protective portfolio.

“When I was in the fifth grade I decided that I wanted to learn to play the violin,” Snider, who has been portraying Santa for over 50 years, said. “At the time, Mrs. Virginia Frank, an accomplished violinist and member of the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra was a volunteer teacher, specializing in violin lessons. I took my private lessons from her in the Little Red Schoolhouse, that experience started my lifelong love of the violin. Once the building was moved to the current museum property, which is right down the street from where I live, I thought it would make a wonderful place to become a "Santa House" where children could come and visit with Santa Claus. Maybe that thought will one day become a reality once the Little Red Schoolhouse is brought back to its original charm.”
 
For a donation of $50 or more (the print is valued at $30) to help the Little Red Schoolhouse this print can be yours. The print is available in the High Point Museum Store. The High Point Historical Society is in the last stages of fundraising for this project approximately $9,200 is left to raise.

“What better endorsement for this project than Santa Claus,” Edith Brady, Museum Director, said. “We’re honored that he chose to support the restoration of this special building in this way.”

To order your print, please call the Museum at 336-885-1859 or visit the Museum at 1859 E. Lexington Ave.