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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE …
… WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2009
‘HAPPY HOLIDAYS’ … JOYEUSES FÊTES”
IN EXACTLY ONE MONTH, THE CITY OF GREATER SUDBURY WILL WELCOME ONE OF ITS FAVOURITE GUESTS!! SANTA CLAUS WILL ARRIVE AS THE ‘GUEST OF HONOUR’ WITH THE 10TH ANNUAL NIGHT PARADE … SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH … 5:30 P.M. … AMID THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF LIGHTS AND THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF SPECTATORS WAITING ANXIOUSLY TO GET A G LIMPSE OF THE JOLLY MAN HIMSELF!!
THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE TODAY ANNOUNCED A NUMBER OF DETAILS FOR THE PARADE … INCLUDING INTRODUCING THIS YEAR’S ‘HONOURARY CHAIRS’ … MELLANEY DAHL AND TERRY CALLAGHAN – SUDBURY’S BEST ROCK Q92 MORNING SHOW HOSTS … AND … STEPHANE PAQUETTE, LE LOUP RADIO.
BOB FENNELL, PARADE CHAIR, ANNOUNCED THAT THIS YEAR’S PARADE THEME IS ‘HAPPY HOLIDAYS ... JOYEUSES FÊTES’. “DETERMINING THE THEME IS ALWAYS ONE OF THE CHALLENGES AS IT’S IMPORTANT TO SELECT SOMETHING THAT IS BOTH FITTING AND THAT ENTRIES CAN EASILY ADAPT TO AND SO WE DECIDED TO OPEN IT UP THIS YEAR – ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE HOLIDAY SEASON” STATED FENNELL. HE FURTHER NOTED THAT “THE IMPORTANT THINGS TO REMEMBER ARE THAT IT IS THE SANTA CLAUS PARADE, IT’S FOR CHILDREN AND ALL ENTRIES MUST BE DECORATED … IF NOT – THEY WILL NOT BE ALLOWED IN.”
ORGANIZERS WERE ALSO PLEASED TO CONFIRM THAT PARADE DAY WILL AGAIN BE A FULL DAY OF FAMILY FUN … WITH THE SANTA WATCH PARTY, CHRISTMAS AT THE MARKET AND THE PARADE.
PARADE INFORMATION, APPLICATIONS, ROUTE, ETC. CAN BE ACCESSED BY VISITING THE PARADE WEBSITE … WWW.SUDBURYSANTACLAUSPARADE.COM
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For further information: Bob Fennell, Chair Maureen Luoma, Publicity Liaison
690-0964 674-5115