CCEvents: Christmas at the North Pole ('Twas the Night Before Christmas)
Our annual Coles Crossing Christmas event will be even more amazing this year than it was last year! Thanks to the hard work of Event Chair Sandra Orlando, we have more activities scheduled, our logistics planning has been outstanding, and we have numerous sponsors, as well as volunteers. The event will be held at the Coles Crossing Community Center, from 6PM to 9PM on Saturday, December 6th.
This year, we will enjoy a ‘Night Before Christmas’ theme; so bring your kiddos in their pajamas for the event! When you arrive, you will be greeted at the door by Santa’s elves, and then you will be guided to a variety of activities going on at the North Pole that evening. You and your children will enjoy a great train ride, cookie decorating, choir caroling, be able to write letters to our troops, donate to Cypress Cares, hear stories read by Mrs. Claus, and of course have pictures taken and talk with SANTA!
We are incorporating community outreach efforts into our Coles Crossing Events, and for the North Pole, we will work with the Boy Scouts and Cypress Cares. Please go to the Cypress Cares website at www.cypress-cares.org for a list of preferred donation items. As well, your children will have the opportunity to send a hand-made letter to the troops through the help of the San Jacinto Brownies.
Our sponsors for the event include:
• PostNet-letters to Santa (return envelope and reply from Santa);
• HEB—cookie decorating;
• Excel Urgent Care/Sandra Orlando—Reindeer Food, first aid kits, and funding for the event;
• E&G Interior Design—Christmas Decorations;
• NorthWest Forest—announcement fliers;
• Dr. McCandless Pediatrics—Santa staging and Special Holiday Toothbrushes;
• A Bouncing Adventure—Blue Classic Train;
• Lisa Johnson Photography—photos with Santa;
• Lanie Evans (Gary Greene Prudential Realtors)—Elf T-shirts and sign-in;
• Compass Area Girl Scouts—letters to our troops;
• Compass Area Girl Scouts—Cypress Cares donations coordination;
• Cy-Fair High School Singers--caroling;
• Learning Express and EJ’s Pizza (volunteering time).
• All of these folks are helping our community develop and host a great event—please utilize their services!
Photos with Santa from Lisa Johnson will be priced at the following amounts:
Package one: 1- 5x7 or 2- 4x6 $6
Package two: 1- 5x7, 2- 4x6 $12
Package three: 1-5x7, 4- 4x6, 8 wallets $18
Other print sizes are available upon request at additional pricing. Of course, if you want to take your own pictures, then you will be able to.
We are still looking for a few volunteers for the evening, so if you would like to help before, during, or after, then please email Sandra Orlando at sandraorlando@sbcglobal.net. We look forward to seeing you all there!
Merry Christmas,
Lanie Evans
Coles Crossing Special Events Chair