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Holiday Festivites at Highland Park Village

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Toy drive benefiting Children’s Medical Center and the S.M. Wright Foundation Friday, November 27th

What’s more fun than being Santa for a day?  This year, you’ll have the chance at Highland Park Village as they introduce a toy drive benefitting Children’s Medical Center and the S.M. Wright Foundation as part of the annual holiday celebration.   New, unwrapped toys may be dropped off on Friday, November 27th from 2 to 6pm in the area between Starbucks and Chanel, where Holt Haynsworth will be snapping those famous photos with Santa.

The toy drive along with festive holiday activities such as cookie decorating, face painting and caroling, will signify the start of the holiday season at the Village.  The acclaimed holiday lights will be illuminated just before 6pm and the carriage rides that have become a family tradition for so many will begin touring the neighboring streets. 

About Children’s Medical Center

Ranked among the nation’s top 10 hospitals, Children’s Medical Center is a private not-for-profit pediatric health care center that is also the state’s only pediatric hospital with Level I Trauma status. Children’s has received national and international recognition for more than 50 of its specialty programs, with its medical staff also intensely involved in the research and development of new treatments. www.childrens.com

About the S.M. Wright Foundation

The S.M. Wright Foundation focuses on the initiatives of “empowering people and enhancing the quality of life” in the local communities of South Dallas and Fair Park. S.M. Wright encourages communities to come together and surpass ethnic and racial boundaries in order to work for a better tomorrow. Race relations, health, education, community economic development and social assistance programs comprise the general responsibilities of the foundation, as it works to constructively improve the local area for all of its inhabitants.  www.christmasatfairpark.com.

Highland Park Village is a favorite among locals, as it has been for generations.  Built in 1931 and widely regarded as the country’s first true shopping center, the Village is internationally recognized for its architectural significance and mix of the world’s best-known upscale retailers including Carolina Herrera, Chanel, Harry Winston and Hermès.  It is a treasured part of the community and offers several annual events including a special holiday celebration and horse-drawn carriage rides each winter.  In 2000, Highland Park Village was named a National Historic Landmark.  Highland Park Village Gift Cards are available for purchase by calling 214.443.9898.  Complimentary valet parking is available. www.hpvillage.com.  

 

 

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Wednesday, 18 November 2009