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Make Magical Memories 2014 Holiday Season - The Simon Experience Walt Whitman Shops |
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at Walt Whitman Shops in Huntington Station, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York |
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November 30, 2014 - December 24, 2014 |
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Walt Whitman Shops |
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160 Walt Whitman Road |
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Huntington Station, NY 11743 |
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Make Magical Memories 2014 Holiday Season at The Simon Experience at Walt Whitman Shops in Huntington Station, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.
Eager children and their families can experience the joy and magic of the holiday season with a visit to the Simon(R) Santa Photo Experience at Walt Whitman Shops. Children can visit and be photographed with Santa in Center Court now through Wednesday, December 24, 2014.
Save time, avoid the line with Santa by Appointment! Now you can reserve your magical moment with Santa online at waltwhitmanshopscaringsanta.eventbrite.com.
Walt Whitman Shops also provides children with special needs and their families with an opportunity to enjoy a carefully managed Santa photo experience through the Caring Santa program. Caring Santa will occur on Sunday, December 7, 2014 8:30AM-10:00AM. Guests can register in advance at simon.com/caringsanta.
For local pet owners, the popular Pet Photo Nights with Santa will occur on Sunday, November 23 and Sunday, December 7, 24014 7:00PM-9:00PM.
The Simon Santa Photo Experience is again sponsored by Gymboree. The Gymboree Corporation is a specialty retailer operating stores selling high-quality apparel and accessories for children under the Gymboree, Gymboree Outlet, Janie and Jack, and Crazy 8 brands.
Simon's theme for Holiday 2014 is "Spread Love". From the love of giving to those who matter to children's love of Santa to celebrating love through holiday festivities with family and friends. Shoppers are invited to join Simon to experience the season's good cheer with the best of holiday shopping and entertainment.
Caring Santa provides a sensory-friendly environment for families of children with special needs, to safely experience the time-honored tradition and magic of Santa on Sunday, December 7, 2014 prior to mall opening. Guests can register in advance at waltwhitmanshopscaringsanta.eventbrite.com. Caring Santa events have expanded from seven Simon malls in 2011 to over 100 Simon malls today, reflecting the positive impact of this unique program. In 2013, Simon and The Noerr Programs were honored by Community Gatepath, earning a Community Impact Award for their efforts in pioneering Caring Santa.
The popular Pet Photo Nights returns to the Simon Santa Photo Experience at Walt Whitman Shops this year. Many pet owners view their pet as an integral member of the family and are just as committed in caring for their pets as their "human" family members. Pet Photo nights are hosted after regular mall closing and the set gets an extensive cleaning following the event to remove any potential risk to allergy sufferers.
The Noerr Programs, providers of the Simon Santa Photo Experience, will be sharing the heart of Santa online this holiday season through "Be Merry Santa(R)", where families can keep up with Santa's daily musings on his Facebook page at facebook.com/BeMerrySanta, on Twitter @BeMerrySanta or Instagram at BeMerrySanta. Parents can also share their child's good deed with Santa by going to his Magical Badge Generator at simon.bemerrysanta.com. After their child creates their badge, they can show Santa on a mobile device or print out their child's customized badge. He will merrily reward each child for their kind act with a very special chocolate treat from Lindt, while supplies last.
Guests to every Noerr set will have another opportunity to share Santa's heart by making a donation via The Noerr Programs to Save the Children. For nearly 100 years, this non-profit has given underserved children in the U.S. a healthy start, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. Since this program began four years ago, Noerr has collected over $708,000 largely due to the generosity of Simon shoppers. Each holiday season, Noerr kicks off the fundraising campaign by visiting a Save the Children location. Each launch is connected to a Simon mall. This year, Santa will travel to the community of Union, South Carolina to spread holiday cheer for those in need.
About Walt Whitman Shops
An expansive retail destination for fashion, discovery and community, Walt Whitman Shops, formerly Walt Whitman Mall, is located on Route 110 in Huntington Station and managed by Simon, headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. A major transformation was unveiled on November 21, 2013 when the property introduced a number of new stores and dining destinations to its stellar line-up of more than 80 specialty stores and anchors Lord and Taylor, Saks Fifth Avenue, Bloomingdale's and Macy's. Shoppers will experience unsurpassed customer service with amenities including complimentary wheelchairs; Ticketmaster retail outlet at Simon Guest Services and American Express(R) Simon Giftcards(R), which can be used everywhere American Express(R) cards are welcomed, and VISA(R) Simon Giftcards(R), good everywhere VISA(R) debit cards are accepted. Gift cards are available in denominations $20.00-$500.00. For more information, please go to www.simon.com. For the latest mall events and updates, visit www.waltwhitmanmall.com, check out www.facebook.com/WaltWhitmanShops and follow the center on Twitter: @WaltWhitmanShop.
About Simon
Simon is a global leader in retail real estate ownership, management and development and a S&P100 company (Simon Property Group, NYSE:SPG). Our industry-leading retail properties and investments across North America, Europe and Asia provide shopping experiences for millions of consumers every day and generate billions in annual retail sales. For more information, visit simon.com. |
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317-636-1600 |
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