Christmas in July event scheduled for July 22
On Tuesday, July 22, area families are invited to visit with “Santa Mac' from the International Santa Claus Hall of Fame during a Christmas in July party at the Medford Area Fire Department.
The free family event runs from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. At 9 a.m., the Medford Area Fire Department opens with a story time; tour of the fire department and meet real firefighters, meet Rudolph’s Friends with Kraft’s Kuddly Kritters, receive Christmas books and have an opportunity to win prizes; at 10 a.m. there will be Christmas Magic, stories and photos with Santa Mac from the Santa Claus Hall of Fame; and at 11 a.m. attendees can watch the movie 'Paw Patrol Pups Save Christmas.”
A highlight of the event will be the meet and greet with Jeffrey “Santa Mac' McMullen - Wisconsin's only Inductee in the International Santa Claus Hall of Fame As a small boy, Jeff decided he wanted to perform and set a goal to become a clown in the Ringling Brothers Circus. RB Clown College accepted Jeff upon graduation from high school and ultimately toured with the circus. Then, he helped start the RB Clown College in Japan.
After the circus, Jeff established careers as a solo and corporate clown performer, standup comedian, corporate inspirational/motivational speaker, performed for princes and presidents, all the while keeping his faith strong and focusing on helping his fellow man with a gift of laughter, kindness, and generosity.
Jeff found time to complete work on a master’s program and began teaching speech at one of Wisconsin’s universities. With his talent and performance base established, Jeff started investigating Christmas character performance. He identified who his Santa character was going to be before ever putting on a Red Suit. Complete character development is a strong tool in Jeff’s bag. Jeff performs hundreds of clown and Santa events each year, is a presenter at numerous Christmas character workshops and schools and is the founder of Kringle University.
Christmas in July is presented by Medford Schools Summer School, Medford Area Fire Departement and Taylor County Literacy Council.
