{"id":81701,"date":"2024-12-17T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iaff.org\/news\/comment-un-pompier-de-virginie-repand-la-magie-de-noel-chaque-annee\/"},"modified":"2025-02-18T15:54:25","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T20:54:25","slug":"comment-un-pompier-de-virginie-repand-la-magie-de-noel-chaque-annee","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.iaff.org\/fr-ca\/news\/comment-un-pompier-de-virginie-repand-la-magie-de-noel-chaque-annee\/","title":{"rendered":"Comment un pompier de Virginie r\u00e9pand la magie de No\u00ebl chaque ann\u00e9e"},"content":{"rendered":"<section\n\t class=\"page-blocks iaff-page-blocks align wp-block-acf-page-blocks\" id=\"page-blocks_block_32e7c471bc56373642505e9e59610cf6\">\n\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph \">\n<p>Vous n\u2019avez pas \u00e0 voyager jusqu\u2019au p\u00f4le Nord pour trouver le P\u00e8re No\u00ebl quand il est dans le nord de la Virginie.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph \">\n<p>Dave Saunders, alias Santa, est un pompier du comt\u00e9 de Fairfax, en Virginie, et membre de la section locale 2068. Chaque ann\u00e9e, il utilise des heures de repos pour visiter des h\u00f4pitaux, des \u00e9v\u00e9nements caritatifs et plus de 100 maisons, apportant des sourires aux enfants en tant que P\u00e8re No\u00ebl.   <br\/> <br\/>\u00ab\u00a0Les enfants adorent Dave en tant que P\u00e8re No\u00ebl. Il vient \u00e0 notre collecte annuelle de jouets pour distribuer des cadeaux et prendre des photos \u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 le pr\u00e9sident de la section locale 2068, Robert Young. \u00ab Nous avons probablement deux ou trois cents enfants qui viennent au cours de la journ\u00e9e et Dave prend du temps pour eux tous. \u00bb <br\/> <br\/>Saunders, un pompier v\u00e9t\u00e9ran de 30 ans, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 qu\u2019il a toujours aim\u00e9 No\u00ebl, mais n\u2019a pas envisag\u00e9 d\u2019assumer le r\u00f4le du P\u00e8re No\u00ebl jusqu\u2019\u00e0 ce que son fils d\u00e9veloppe des probl\u00e8mes m\u00e9dicaux et dote passer beaucoup de temps \u00e0 l\u2019h\u00f4pital.   <br\/> <br\/>\u00ab\u00a0Hunter n\u2019avait que 6 ans \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9poque. M\u00eame en tant que jeune enfant, il ne s\u2019inqui\u00e9tait pas pour lui-m\u00eame. Il voulait faire quelque chose pour les autres enfants l\u00e0-bas, et a dit qu\u2019il voulait que je sois le P\u00e8re No\u00ebl et qu\u2019il serait l\u2019elfe. Comment pourrais-je dire \u00ab\u00a0non\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0?  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph \">\n<p>Saunders a dit qu\u2019il a appr\u00e9ci\u00e9 ces premi\u00e8res visites, alors il a d\u00e9cid\u00e9 de continuer \u00e0 le faire, mais avait besoin d\u2019une licence d\u2019entreprise et de formation.  <br\/> <br\/>Dave a fait faire son costume par un tailleur et utilise les barbes les plus authentiques qu\u2019il puisse trouver. Et Hunter a continu\u00e9 \u00e0 \u00eatre l\u2019elfe jusqu\u2019\u00e0 ce qu\u2019il soit trop grand. (Il a maintenant 22 ans.) <br\/> <br\/>\u00ab\u00a0Je ne savais pas jusqu\u2019\u00e0 ce que j\u2019ai commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 faire des recherches qu\u2019il y avait une telle chose comme l\u2019\u00e9cole du P\u00e8re No\u00ebl, mais il y en a plusieurs situ\u00e9s \u00e0 travers le pays\u00a0\u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Saunders. \u00ab\u00a0Je suis all\u00e9 \u00e0 un dans le Colorado. Je suis content d\u2019y \u00eatre all\u00e9 parce qu\u2019\u00eatre le P\u00e8re No\u00ebl, c\u2019est plus que simplement laisser les enfants s\u2019asseoir sur vos genoux. <br\/> <br\/>Dave aime tout d\u2019\u00eatre le P\u00e8re No\u00ebl, mais a dit que son pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9 est les visites \u00e0 domicile. C\u2019est l\u2019exp\u00e9rience compl\u00e8te du P\u00e8re No\u00ebl, de la lecture d\u2019une histoire \u00e0 la livraison d\u2019un cadeau.      <br\/> <br\/>\u00ab Certaines familles me r\u00e9servent chaque ann\u00e9e, alors j\u2019ai pu voir (leurs enfants) grandir. C\u2019est vraiment sp\u00e9cial \u00bb, a-t-il d\u00e9clar\u00e9.  <br\/> <br\/>Apr\u00e8s que Saunders ait pris sa retraite du service d\u2019incendie, il a dit qu\u2019il pr\u00e9voyait de continuer \u00e0 \u00eatre le P\u00e8re No\u00ebl, mais qu\u2019il pousserait sa propre barbe.<br\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a1aeefd42a61&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a1aeefd42a61\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"81563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iaff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/FairfaxSanta_4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-81563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iaff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/FairfaxSanta_4.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.iaff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/FairfaxSanta_4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iaff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/FairfaxSanta_4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.iaff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/FairfaxSanta_4-240x160.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Saunders dit que les sourires font que tout cela en vaut la peine.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a1aeefd43328&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a1aeefd43328\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"81559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iaff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/FairfaxSanta_2-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-81559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iaff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/FairfaxSanta_2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.iaff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/FairfaxSanta_2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.iaff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/FairfaxSanta_2-180x240.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.iaff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/FairfaxSanta_2-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.iaff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/FairfaxSanta_2-608x810.jpg 608w, https:\/\/www.iaff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/FairfaxSanta_2.jpg 780w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" 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data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a1aeefd43cc6\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"615\" height=\"535\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"81565\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iaff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/FairfaxSanta_5.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-81565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iaff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/FairfaxSanta_5.webp 615w, https:\/\/www.iaff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/FairfaxSanta_5-300x261.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.iaff.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/FairfaxSanta_5-240x209.webp 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" 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