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Christmas 2010 Celebrations and Promotions in Orange

Mayor’s Annual Christmas Celebration for Seniors: The Spirit of Christmas
Wednesday, December 15th 11:00am to 3:00. Elks Club, 475 Main Street, Orange, NJ

The celebration will feature Food and Fun and a performance by the High Class Theater Group
Cost: $3.00. Make payments at Office of Older Adults – Main Floor City Hall, 29 North Day Street
Transportation will be provided. Call: 973-266-4049 or 973-266-4048

Mayor Eldridge Hawkins, Jr. stated “I am delighted to spread some holiday cheer with our Senior Citizens during this special time of the year. More than ever,I wish for peace on earth especially in the City of Orange Township and good will to all.”

Christmas Caroling December 16, 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm on Main Street. 
The UEZ team is working with the churches, schools and others to plan the caroling.  Anyone interested in joining the caroling should email Chris Mobley at cmobley@ci.orange.nj.us or call 973-266-4061.  Carolers will gather at the corner of Main and Day Streets.

Home for the Holidays: Attracting Shoppers to Orange

Orange launched its 2010 Holiday Shopping Season Home for the Holidays Campaign (H4H) with a Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on Monday, November 22nd in Orange Military Park.  

The evening featured performances by the Orange High School Band, North Jersey Philharmonic Glee Club, Maria Priadka School of Dance, and the renowned New Jersey Philharmonic Glee Club.  Valerie Jackson served as the Mistress of Ceremonies.  Refreshments were courtesy of Whole Foods (West Orange) and local merchants in Orange.

At www.shoporange.org is posted a list of events happening during the holiday season.

The H4H Campaign will also include an advertising effort designed to attract shoppers to Orange.  Beginning December 16th, a four-page advertisement will appear in the Orange Transcript, East Orange Record and West Orange Chronicle.  The advertisement will provide a map with Main Street retailers, locations and hours of operations.  For easy reference, a separate section will list retailers by category.  The advertisement will appear in 9,000 subscription-based newspapers (Orange Transcript, 1,500; E.O. Record, 2,500 and W.O. Chronicle, 5,000).  Combined with other direct-delivery weekly consumer advertising circulars, it will be delivered to 17,000 households in Orange.  

On December 23rd, an advertisement in each of the three above-named newspapers will feature a pullout section with restaurants and dining options in Orange.  This advertisement will appear in 9,000 newspapers and be distributed directly to 17,000 homes in Orange.  

On December 30th, a section featuring ‘All Things to Discover’ in Orange will be featured.  This section will highlight the City’s diverse culture, transportation, proximity, history and neighborhoods.  Likewise, the advertisement will be placed in 9,000 newspapers and distributed directly to 17,000 homes.

Finally, the www.shoporange.org website is being updated.  The update will include local events during the holidays, lists of retailers, restaurants and eateries, and links to Hat City Kitchen and Luna Stage Performing Arts Theatre in neighboring West Orange.  The 2009 H4H Sweepstakes Contest is not being renewed in 2010.