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Santa, Mrs. Claus, Rudolph the Reindeer and friends visit Advanced Pharmacy at 288 Smith Street in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. Annually, the city, its Business Improvement District (BID) team and the nonprofit P.A.R.T.N.E.R. organization present the Selfies with Santa program to help attract shoppers to local businesses. Shown in the photo from left to right are Lisette Lebron, program manager on Perth Amboy's redevelopment team; Rudolph, Santa Claus, Ash Dawoo, pharmacy owner, and Mrs. Claus.
Photo by Perth Amboy Business Improvement District (BID)
Photo by Perth Amboy Business Improvement District (BID)
Santa, Mrs. Claus, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman and their friends are coming to Perth Amboy to spread joy, glad tidings and fun. The city’s guests from the North Pole are visiting the bustling, holiday-decorated downtown for the annual Selfies with Santa celebration.
The series of Selfies with Santa events begins on Friday. December 7 at 2 p.m. at the New Jersey Transit train station at Market Street in Perth Amboy. Santa, Mrs. Claus and the group will board a motorized sleigh and travel along Smith Street. The first Selfies with Santa visit is ending near the Dr. H.N. Richardson Elementary School at 4 PM. Students may take join with Santa and the group as carolers from the high school sing holiday songs.
Santa’s sleigh will be escorted by Perth Amboy Police Department vehicle playing holiday music. A team from the city’s Recreation Department, who are dressed as Santa’s elves, will guide the sleigh safely along its route. In all, three Selfies with Santa events are planned and the schedule is listed below.
Selfies with Santa is part of the Shop Small® activities that are planned by City of Perth Amboy, Mayor Wilda Diaz and the Business Improvement District (BID). During each event, Santa and Ms. Claus stop to greet shoppers and visit local stores where they pose for selfies with customers and the retailer’s sales team. Before departing, they share mini candy canes with everyone and Santa’s team often sing a holiday song as they skip out the door.
In discussing Selfies with Santa, Mayor Wilda said, “We’re creating a more festive environment in our community, and that makes the holiday shopping season more enjoyable for shoppers and our local merchants. Our goal is to bring all the sights, sounds and good spirits of the holidays to the city’s streets to make the strolling, browsing, shopping and dining experience more memorable.”
2018 Selfies with Santa schedule:
• Friday, Dec. 7th – Begins at 2 p.m. at the N.J. Transit train station and finishes at the Dr. H.N. Richardson Elementary School (318 Stockton Street) at 4 p.m.
• Friday, Dec. 14th – Begins at 2 p.m. near Hall Avenue and finishes near Elizabeth Corner at 4 p.m.
• Saturday, Dec. 15th – Begins at 10 a.m. by the Superior Diner (464 Smith Street) and finishes by Five Corners at 2 p.m.
For more information, contact the BID’s Executive Director Junel Hutchinson at 732-826-0290, ext. 4048 or by email at [email protected].
The Selfies with Santa events are a joint effort that draws on the resources of many groups and city departments. The supporters and participants include Mayor Diaz, the BID, Perth Amboy Redevelopment Team for Neighborhood Enterprise and Revitalization (P.A.R.T.N.E.R.), the Gateway Neighborhood Collaborative and the Perth Amboy Police and Recreation Departments.
About the Perth Amboy Business Improvement District (BID)
Perth Amboy’s BID serves local businesses, property owners, the community and visitors by scheduling and presenting a year-long program of special events. The programs include business seminars, façade grants, skill-building classes for local employees, and such events as the Taste of Perth Amboy, Xtreme Jeep Show and the Cinco de Mayo street fair. The BID’s office is located in City Hall at 260 High Street.
The series of Selfies with Santa events begins on Friday. December 7 at 2 p.m. at the New Jersey Transit train station at Market Street in Perth Amboy. Santa, Mrs. Claus and the group will board a motorized sleigh and travel along Smith Street. The first Selfies with Santa visit is ending near the Dr. H.N. Richardson Elementary School at 4 PM. Students may take join with Santa and the group as carolers from the high school sing holiday songs.
Santa’s sleigh will be escorted by Perth Amboy Police Department vehicle playing holiday music. A team from the city’s Recreation Department, who are dressed as Santa’s elves, will guide the sleigh safely along its route. In all, three Selfies with Santa events are planned and the schedule is listed below.
Selfies with Santa is part of the Shop Small® activities that are planned by City of Perth Amboy, Mayor Wilda Diaz and the Business Improvement District (BID). During each event, Santa and Ms. Claus stop to greet shoppers and visit local stores where they pose for selfies with customers and the retailer’s sales team. Before departing, they share mini candy canes with everyone and Santa’s team often sing a holiday song as they skip out the door.
In discussing Selfies with Santa, Mayor Wilda said, “We’re creating a more festive environment in our community, and that makes the holiday shopping season more enjoyable for shoppers and our local merchants. Our goal is to bring all the sights, sounds and good spirits of the holidays to the city’s streets to make the strolling, browsing, shopping and dining experience more memorable.”
2018 Selfies with Santa schedule:
• Friday, Dec. 7th – Begins at 2 p.m. at the N.J. Transit train station and finishes at the Dr. H.N. Richardson Elementary School (318 Stockton Street) at 4 p.m.
• Friday, Dec. 14th – Begins at 2 p.m. near Hall Avenue and finishes near Elizabeth Corner at 4 p.m.
• Saturday, Dec. 15th – Begins at 10 a.m. by the Superior Diner (464 Smith Street) and finishes by Five Corners at 2 p.m.
For more information, contact the BID’s Executive Director Junel Hutchinson at 732-826-0290, ext. 4048 or by email at [email protected].
The Selfies with Santa events are a joint effort that draws on the resources of many groups and city departments. The supporters and participants include Mayor Diaz, the BID, Perth Amboy Redevelopment Team for Neighborhood Enterprise and Revitalization (P.A.R.T.N.E.R.), the Gateway Neighborhood Collaborative and the Perth Amboy Police and Recreation Departments.
About the Perth Amboy Business Improvement District (BID)
Perth Amboy’s BID serves local businesses, property owners, the community and visitors by scheduling and presenting a year-long program of special events. The programs include business seminars, façade grants, skill-building classes for local employees, and such events as the Taste of Perth Amboy, Xtreme Jeep Show and the Cinco de Mayo street fair. The BID’s office is located in City Hall at 260 High Street.
Today's Selfies with Santa celebration will travel along Smith Street to the Dr. H.N. Richardson Elementary School. As students depart for the day, Santa, Mrs. Claus, Rudolph the Reindeer and their friends will arrive and be joined carolers from the high school choir. Everyone one sings and the sounds of the holidays will fill the schoolyard and neighborhood.
Photo by the Business Improvement District (BID)
Photo by the Business Improvement District (BID)
