Substitutes For Santa

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Spreading Cheer to Horry County Children

Substitutes for Santa

Held each December in partnership with SOS Care, Substitutes for Santa provides a magical Christmas experience for more than 100 local children in Horry County. The children are first taken to Fun Warehouse for games and pizza, then they are taken to Walmart to buy Christmas presents. Each child also is sent home with a bag of necessary household items.

Save the date for the 2025 event: Dec. 2, 2025

How to Volunteer

Volunteers must be age 18 or older, submit to a background check, and may choose to volunteer with a child, without a child or to shop for a child. Our greatest need area is volunteers paired with children.

Volunteer registration will open in the fall. Submit the form below to be notified when registration opens.

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Sponsorship Opportunities

Presenting Sponsor
$1,250

(Limit 5)

  • Recognition as the Presenting Sponsor
  • Prominent placement of logo on T-shirt
  • Logo & link on GSYP website & Facebook event page
  • Logo & name included in all press releases, media interviews & printed materials
  • Logo included on all event signage
  • Opportunity to distribute marketing materials at the event
  • Opportunity to address volunteers at the event for 3-5 minutes
  • Ten (10) complimentary tickets to the GSYP’s Annual Shuckin’ on the Strand Oyster Roast.
  • Reel featured on GSYP Facebook/Instagram
  • Up to five volunteer with kid spots, guaranteed with early access to volunteer registration
  • Display/Banner Ad for Three Months on MyrtleBeachAreaChamber.com

Santa’s Helper
$750

(No Limit)

  • Logo on T-shirt
  • Logo & link on GSYP website & Facebook event page
  • Opportunity to distribute marketing materials at the event
  • Six (6) complimentary tickets to the GSYP’s Annual Shuckin’ on the Strand Oyster Roast
  • Logo included on all event signage
  • Up to three volunteer with kid spots, guaranteed with early access to volunteer registration

Elf’s Helper
$500

(No Limit)

  • Logo on T-shirt
  • Logo & link on GSYP website & Facebook event page
  • Two (2) complimentary tickets to the GSYP’s Annual Shuckin’ on the Strand Oyster Roast
  • Logo included on all event signage

Reindeer Helper

(No Limit)

  • Provides full-size necessary household item for 150 children
  • Logo on T-shirt

Items must be delivered to the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce by Oct. 1

For information on items needed contact Isabella Cenatiempo (isabella.cenatiempo@visitmyrtlebeach.com)

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