{"id":92043,"date":"2025-12-12T17:07:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T17:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/92043\/"},"modified":"2025-12-12T17:07:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T17:07:07","slug":"fresnos-silent-sleigh-returns-bringing-christmas-magic-to-deaf-and-hard-of-hearing-kid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/92043\/","title":{"rendered":"Fresno&#8217;s &#8216;Silent Sleigh&#8217; returns, bringing Christmas magic to deaf and hard-of-hearing kid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) \u2014 The 34th annual Silent Sleigh returns to Fresno, offering a magical experience for Deaf and Hard of Hearing children.<\/p>\n<p>The event at the Fresno Air National Guard allows them to communicate with Deaf Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus in American Sign Language. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"FILE - Fresno's 'Silent Sleigh' returns, bringing Christmas magic to deaf and hard-of-hearing kids (Photo: FOX26 Photojournalist Bert Montelongo)\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/4cac8d65-68d3-410e-843b-0eec439c6167-SilentSleigh.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>FILE &#8211; Fresno&#8217;s &#8216;Silent Sleigh&#8217; returns, bringing Christmas magic to deaf and hard-of-hearing kids (Photo: FOX26 Photojournalist Bert Montelongo)<\/p>\n<p>[RELATED] <a href=\"https:\/\/kmph.com\/news\/local\/tioga-sequoia-beer-garden-transforming-into-tiogaland-christmas-saturday-in-fresno-745-fulton-street-santa-claus-theme-park-inspired-food-characters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tioga-Sequoia Beer Garden transforming into Tiogaland Christmas Saturday in Fresno<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The event on Friday from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. is a collaborative effort between the Air National Guard, the Deaf community, and educational partners in the Valley.<\/p>\n<p>Approximately 250 students from various schools, including those in Fresno, Madera, and Tulare Counties, will attend.<\/p>\n<p>The event features a parade, pictures with Santa, goody bags, activity booths, and lunch, providing a unique opportunity for children to connect with peers and celebrate the holiday season.<\/p>\n<p>The Air National Guard is located at 5323 E. McKinley Ave. in Fresno. <\/p>\n<p>Comment with Bubbles<\/p>\n<p>BE THE FIRST TO COMMENT<\/p>\n<p>. . .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) \u2014 The 34th annual Silent Sleigh returns to Fresno, offering a magical experience for Deaf&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":92044,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[112,114,113],"class_list":["post-92043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fresno","tag-fresno","tag-fresno-headlines","tag-fresno-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92043"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92043\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/92044"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}