MIDDLETOWN—Youngsters will receive a call from Santa, er, Rollin Lybolt, on Dec. 16, thanks to Frontier Communications. Lybolt and around 10 other Lions Club members will take on the role of Santa for children whose parents or other relative send in a request to the Middletown Lions Club. Lybolt said the best age for these special phone calls is five and younger.
Lions Club Vice President Lorrane Higgins said her husband has volunteered and received heart-warming responses. She said the most moving was from a young boy who, when asked what he wanted for Christmas, said he didn’t want anything except to make his grandfather better. Higgins finished the call maintaining character, then went outside to collect himself.
Parents might ask Santa to remind the child not to fight with a sibling or to keep their room clean.
