San Antonio’s CBS affiliate covers Charles’ August 2024 hospitalization for acute pancreatitis and the New Braunfels community’s response. Kari Graves speaks to the impact of canceled Christmas events on Deaf families.
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“"There are a lot of families with Deaf children who will drive from other towns to see Deaf Santa because it's worth it for them to be able to communicate with Santa. He makes you feel accepted." — Kari Graves”
— KENS5
San Antonio’s CBS affiliate covers Charles’ August 2024 hospitalization for acute pancreatitis and the New Braunfels community’s response. Kari Graves speaks to the impact of canceled Christmas events on Deaf families.

CNN covered Charles Graves's holiday appearances as part of its seasonal feature programming, contributing to the foundation's 1.7 billion media impressions to date.

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