Spend Quality Time with Santa at Sherway Gardens Award-Winning Santa Experience November 16, 2009

Enjoy the most wonderful time of the year with the award-winning Santa Experience, an exciting, interactive visit with Santa at Sherway Gardens (Hwy 427 & the QEW) weekdays and Saturdays from Monday, November 16 until Thursday, December 24. Registration will be accepted in person only at the Holiday Information Desk near the entrance to Sherway Square starting on November 6. 100% of the $5 per child ticket price goes to Sleeping Children Around the World. We encourage you to book in advance, to avoid disappointment as sessions fill up quickly. Call (416) 621-1070 for more information or visit www.sherwaygardens.ca.

Santa will lead his little guests in an entertaining, interactive play session that includes singalongs, dancing and story reading – ending with a special moment for each child to share their wishes with Santa and pose for an informal picture taken by mom or dad. Sessions are approximately 30 minutes long, and parents are encouraged to join in the fun.

With these scheduled sessions and pre-registration, children will not have to wait in long line-ups to visit with Santa. Each child must be registered, newborns included, and the number of participants for each session is limited to a maximum of 40 children, groups of up to 10 children can be accommodated in November only.

100% of the $5 per child ticket price goes to Sleeping Children Around the World – a locally based charity that provides bed kits for needy children in developing countries. Each bedkit consists of a mat or mattress, pillow, sheet, blanket, mosquito net (if applicable), clothes outfit, towel and school supplies. Bedkit contents vary from country to country depending upon local needs. Visit www.scaw.org for more information.

SANTA EXPERIENCE SCHEDULE

Although all sessions are listed here, please be aware that time slots fill up as the season progresses. Our Santa Registration Staff will be happy to advise you as to which spaces are still available. The Santa Experience sessions start at the following times:

Monday-Friday:
10am, noon, 2:30pm, 4:30pm, 6:30pm

Saturday November 21 & 28:
10am, noon, 2:30pm, 4:30pm

All Other Saturdays:
10am, noon, 2:30pm, 4:30pm, 6:30pm

Tuesday, December 22:
Noon, 2:30pm, 4:30pm, 6:30pm

Thursday, December 24:
10am, noon

Please Note: There are no Santa Experience Sessions on Sundays

WIN A VISIT FROM SANTA!

Sherway Gardens is encouraging every Santa Experience visitor to bring a new, unwrapped toy to place in the special Toy Box in Sherway Square. For each new, unwrapped toy donation made during the Santa Experience sessions before December 18, you will receive a ballot for a chance to win a special home visit from Santa on Tuesday, December 22. The draw will be on December 18. All toys will be donated to Toy Mountain for distribution by The Salvation Army to needy children.

Sherway Gardens is committed to taking into account the needs that impact the community, and is dedicated to working with many community-based organizations throughout the year to assist with fundraising initiatives.

Official Website: http://www.sherwaygardens.ca