Starting in December of 1998 our Santa Visit Program visited over 300 Special Children in hospitals with additional private visits to children with life threatening illnesses and children in crisis. Since then, Santa and his Elves have touched the hearts of children and their families, friends, child life specialists, caregivers, firemen and others. For example, this past summer, we visited over 200 children and caregivers at Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) summer camps in Iowa and Nebraska.

Santa's Camp and Wonderland does not wish to compete with or duplicate the services of any child-serving organizations in Iowa and Nebraska. Rather, we want to be a partner with all child-serving organizations to enhance the way they deliver their services to individuals in need. During the 2005 Christmas season, Open Door Mission families visited Santa's Camp and Wonderland for a meal, entertainment, and Christmas gifts. Santa also visited children in Santa's Camp and Wondeland from Children's Hospital, University of Nebraska Medical Center, and are planning for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) of Iowa and Nebraska to bring several busloads of children to Santa's Camp and Wonderland for a late Christmas party. We will continue to make private visits to terminally and seriously ill children and children in crisis. During these visits we provided hundreds of toys and gifts to the various organizations and individuals.

Santa's Camp and Wonderland will work with organizations such as Open Door Mission, Salvation Army, and Toys for Tots to help provide clothing, toys, shoes, and other juvenile products to children in need. As Fire Departments become our partners in the K.I.D.S. program, they will help in the identification and distribution process within their communities to provide help to those in need.