November 11, 2014

NEWS RELEASE
Get ready for the “Frozen” Arrival of Santa at the Huntington Mall
(Barboursville, WV —) “Frozen” Santa Arrival -November 15th at 10am in Center Court.

Join the Huntington Mall as we welcome Santa back for the 2014 holiday season! Come dressed in your favorite FROZEN themed outfits. Children who visit Santa will enjoy a FREE frozen treat from Yogurt in Love as they are the 2014 Santa Treat Sponsor. During the morning of Santa’s Arrival event the kids will enjoy a piece of cookie cake from Great American Cookie, and warm up with a little hot chocolate! A special arts and craft activity will be set up to let the children create their own special snowman with a snowman activity with the Fashion Advisory Board and the Pottery Place. Holly Shivel, owner of Creations by Holly will be set up with fun photo boards representing some of the characters from the popular Disney hit, “Frozen.”

At 10:30am mall shoppers will be in for a frozen treat as the Elite Dance Academy performs. Elite has choreographed two dance numbers specifically for this event from two songs off of the famous Disney’s “Frozen” soundtrack. The Disney store will host a fun story time about “Frozen” right before the performance begins in Center court! All of this while you wait for the arrival of Santa aboard the All Smiles Aboard train! The children are in for a special “Snowfall” surprise once Santa arrives to take his seat for the 2014 Holiday Season.

Santa Photo hours this year will be Monday-Saturday 11am-8pm and Sunday noon-6pm.

Deviations from these hours are for special events as listed below:

Special Moments with Santa will be held on December 6th from 9am-11am and will focus on children with disabilities. The goal behind this event is to provide a day where children who have sensory issues can come and visit Santa on their own terms. To make this a little easier for them the mall will have their overhead music off during this event and there will be a sensory friendly play area for the children while they wait for Santa.

Pet photos with Santa will be held on November 23rd from 9am-noon and December 7th 9am-noon. Pet owners will be expected to have control of their pet at all times via a leash or pet carrier. The pets are allowed in the center court of the mall only for this photo event.

Huntington Mall hours are Monday – Saturday 10AM-9PM and Sunday 11AM-6PM. The shopping center is located off of Route 60 and Interstate 64 at exit 20 in Barboursville, WV. For more information call 304-733-0492 or visit us online at www.huntingtonmall.com. Huntington Mall is owned and managed in association with Cafaro affiliated companies, based in Youngstown, Ohio. One of the nation’s largest privately held shopping center developers, the Cafaro organization owns and oversees more than 30 million square feet of commercial real estate in 11 states. Founded by the late William M. Cafaro in the 1940’s, the firm is now celebrating over 60 years as a family owned and managed business.

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Contact information:
Margi MacDuff, Marketing Director
304-733-0492 ext. 104 or 109
marketingdirector@huntington-mall.com

“Frozen” Santa Arrival -Nov. 15th at 10am in Center Court.