暖心!沒有假期的聖誕老人爲孩子送溫暖

Jim Fletcher, a retired engineer, has become a locAl celebrity in his hometown of Houston, Texas, where he dresses as Father Christmas - and keeps up the act - almost every day of the year.

退休工程師吉姆·弗萊徹在他的家鄉(美國德克薩斯州休斯頓)是個名人，他幾乎一年365天都穿着聖誕老人的衣服並一直堅持送禮物。

It's all for a good cause, as he brings joy to children whose families have been affected by natural disasters across the US.

這是他一直在做的一項慈善事業。因爲他是在給全美國因自然災害而受到影響的那些家庭的孩子們帶去快樂。

Along with his wife, Madge, who is also known as Mrs Claus, the couple maintains its festive alter-egos all year long.

此外，他的妻子瑪琪，也被稱爲克勞斯夫人，這對夫婦一年到頭一起以聖誕老人這個身份出現。

Mr Fletcher has his own stylist, who he visits four times a year, an extensive wardrobe made up almost entirely of red items.

弗萊徹先生有他自己的風格，他一年中會出現四次，有着滿滿一大衣櫃的紅色服裝。

'I don't leave the house if I'm not wearing red on something,' Jim explains.

吉姆對此解釋道：“如果我不穿戴成紅色的話，我就不會出門。”

He also has a sleigh of his own, which is, in true Texas-style, a red pick-up truck.

他也有自己的一個雪橇，實際上是一輛紅色德克薩斯風格的卡車。

Santa Jim - and approximately 180 other Texas-based Santas - bring toys and hugs to children around the country whose families have been affected by natural disasters and other devastating losses.

除了吉姆聖誕老人，在德克薩斯州還有約180個這樣的聖誕老人，他們給全美各地遭受自然災害或其他慘痛損失的家庭的孩子帶去玩具和擁抱