WS Chronicle

Before making his trip around the world to deliver presents on Christmas Eve, Santa made a special stop at Tracy’s Little Red Schoolhouse on the IFB Solutions campus on Thursday, Dec. 20, to spread some holiday cheer to students who attend the after-school program at the facility.

During Santa’s visit with the children in the SEE (Student Enrichment Experience) program, a free program offered to children who are blind or visually impaired in grades K-12, children had the opportunity to share what they wanted for Christmas and receive gifts from Santa’s helpers.

Santa has been making regular stops at Tracy’s Little Red Schoolhouse for the past seven years. Santa was played this year by IFB sewing operator Dale Wall. Wall has been St. Nick for the past two years.

IFB Solutions is a nonprofit corporation founded in 1936 that provides employment, training and services for people who are blind or visually impaired. As the largest employer of people who are blind in the United States, IFB operates manufacturing facilities in Winston-Salem, Asheville, and Little Rock, Ark., in addition to more than 40 office supply stores and optical centers across the country. IFB Solutions funds employee training and services as well as community programs through grants and private donations, making possible the Community Low Vision Centers across North Carolina and in Little Rock, Ark., and Tracy’s Little Red Schoolhouse based in Winston-Salem. For more information, visit www.ifbsolutions.org.