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W4 Enjoy the <strong>Old</strong>-<strong>Fashioned</strong><br />
<strong>Christmas</strong> Parade!<br />
Parade Map<br />
W5 About the Title Sponsor<br />
Shining the Light on<br />
<strong>Old</strong>-<strong>Fashioned</strong> <strong>Christmas</strong><br />
W6 ‘Tis the Season to Donate a Toy<br />
About Wells Fargo<br />
W7 Thanks to <strong>Old</strong>-<strong>Fashioned</strong><br />
<strong>Christmas</strong> Sponsors<br />
W8 Get Ready to Strike Up the Band!<br />
W9 Safe Harbor Homeless Shelter<br />
to Benefi t from 2011 Jingle Elf Run<br />
W10 A Message from the<br />
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Get ready to ring in the season with the MARS Drinks<br />
<strong>Old</strong>-<strong>Fashioned</strong> <strong>Christmas</strong> Parade in downtown West Chester,<br />
which is set to kick off on Friday, Dec. 2, at 7:15 p.m. Presented<br />
annually since 1980 by the Greater West Chester Chamber of<br />
Commerce (GWCC), the parade is part of <strong>Old</strong>-<strong>Fashioned</strong><br />
<strong>Christmas</strong>. Held Dec. 1-4, the celebration features more than 40<br />
events, including theatrical and musical performances, guided<br />
walking tours, a holiday craft bazaar, and breakfast with Santa.<br />
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Special Promotional Section<br />
Enjoy the <strong>Old</strong>-<strong>Fashioned</strong> <strong>Christmas</strong> Parade!<br />
The Chamber is delighted to welcome MARS Drinks, a division<br />
of Mars, Inc., as title sponsor for the third year.<br />
“The Chamber of Commerce of Greater West Chester is<br />
proud to partner with MARS Drinks on this project,” says GWCC<br />
president Katie Doherty. “Their continued title sponsorship of this<br />
much-loved parade demonstrates their support not only of the<br />
chamber but of the entire West Chester community.”<br />
“Mars Drinks is excited about our continued sponsorship of the
MARS Drinks <strong>Old</strong>-<strong>Fashioned</strong> <strong>Christmas</strong> Parade,” says Brian Miller,<br />
executive vice president of sales and marketing for Mars Drinks<br />
North America. “This is a great opportunity for us to give back to<br />
the community through one of the premier events in the area.<br />
Mars Drinks and our family of offi ce beverage brands—Alterra<br />
Coffee Roasters, the Bright Tea Company, Flavia and Dove—<br />
will continue to participate in the local events that shape our<br />
community. We look forward to enjoying the festivities with<br />
everyone during the event.”<br />
Prior to the parade, many businesses and organizations<br />
throughout downtown will host holiday open houses, featuring<br />
refreshments and seasonal entertainment. At 6:30 p.m., the third<br />
annual Jingle Elf Run kicks off at Market and<br />
High streets with a 2-mile run and a<br />
1-mile walk.<br />
With 6abc Action News’ Adam Joseph (left)<br />
and 6abc reporter Cathy Gandolfo serving as<br />
masters of ceremony, the parade promises<br />
a mix of traditional and new elements. A host<br />
of local schools, businesses, volunteer fi re<br />
companies and service organizations will be<br />
represented among the many marching bands,<br />
fl oats and antique vehicles that have become<br />
a mainstay of <strong>Old</strong>-<strong>Fashioned</strong> <strong>Christmas</strong>.<br />
Spectators of all ages will be entertained<br />
by fi rst-time participant Elizabeth Toal, a senior<br />
at West Chester University and the featured vocal performer at this<br />
year’s parade, and returning favorites Caporales San Simon Bolivian<br />
Dancers and the Fraternidad Cultural Pachamama Bolivian Dancers.<br />
Thanks to the efforts of parade producer Todd Marcocci—president<br />
of Under the Sun Productions, Inc., in West Chester—attendees<br />
also will enjoy a special salute to our armed forces featuring the<br />
Silver Dolphins, the Chester County Marine Corps League Color<br />
Guard and the Valley Forge Military Academy Music Band, just to<br />
name a few.<br />
Starting at New and Market streets, this year’s parade will wind<br />
its way through the historic borough of West Chester and travel<br />
north on New Street, east on Gay Street, south on Matlack Street,<br />
west on Market Street and through to New Street without<br />
stopping at the old Chester County Courthouse. With last year’s<br />
crowd estimated at 25,000, the longer route will provide more<br />
opportunities for front-row viewing.<br />
A complete list of <strong>Old</strong>-Time <strong>Christmas</strong> events will be<br />
posted online in mid-November at greaterwestchester.com.<br />
Shining the Light on<br />
<strong>Old</strong>-<strong>Fashioned</strong> <strong>Christmas</strong><br />
Don’t miss the Wells Fargo “Light the<br />
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spectacular light show that can be viewed<br />
all along the parade’s main stage area at<br />
High and Market streets. It’s produced by<br />
Light Action, Inc., a leading full-service production<br />
company on the East Coast specializing in theatrical lighting<br />
and staging.<br />
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About the<br />
Title Sponsor<br />
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Every year in December, the Greater West Chester Chamber of<br />
Commerce hosts its holiday toy-drive breakfast. New unwrapped<br />
items donated by Chamber members and community leaders<br />
are given to nonprofi t organizations that work with families and<br />
individuals in our community.<br />
This year, the Chamber is proud to announce a major<br />
expansion of the program. In partnership with WSFS Bank, the<br />
2011 <strong>Old</strong>-<strong>Fashioned</strong> <strong>Christmas</strong> Toy Drive will collect toys starting<br />
Nov. 1-Dec. 3 at the following WSFS Bank branch locations:<br />
West Chester, Edgemont, Media, Longwood and Glen Mills<br />
(Participating branch addresses can be found below. For hours,<br />
visit wsfsbank.com/locator.aspx.)<br />
Volunteers and staff from WSFS<br />
Bank will also be on hand Dec. 2 at the<br />
Mars Drinks <strong>Old</strong>-<strong>Fashioned</strong> <strong>Christmas</strong><br />
Parade to collect new unwrapped toys.<br />
Items will be collected along the<br />
parade route and at the WSFS Bank toy<br />
drop-off table located on High Street<br />
between Market and Gay streets.<br />
“WSFS Bank is honored to support<br />
the <strong>Old</strong>-<strong>Fashioned</strong> <strong>Christmas</strong> Toy Drive in West Chester,” says<br />
David H. Hargarten, senior vice president and marketing director<br />
at WSFS Bank. “At WSFS, we take great pride in giving back to our<br />
communities and are excited to host toy drop-offs throughout our<br />
Pennsylvania branches to play a role in bringing holiday cheer to<br />
local children in need.”<br />
Toys collected through the 2011 WSFS <strong>Old</strong> <strong>Fashioned</strong><br />
<strong>Christmas</strong> Toy Drive will go to the following organizations:<br />
• The ARC of Chester County. For more than 59 years,<br />
The Arc of Chester County has enjoyed a reputation as a<br />
premier provider of programs and services for people with<br />
disabilities in Chester County. The Arc has been at the forefront<br />
of public policy, fi ghting for the rights of individuals with<br />
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’Tis The Season to Donate a Toy<br />
intellectual, developmental,<br />
and physical disabilities. Toys<br />
for children ages 5 and under<br />
are appreciated.<br />
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Community involvement is one of Wells Fargo’s core values. As a community–<br />
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There has never been a thriving bank in a struggling community.<br />
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And it means participating in the celebrations and traditions that make the<br />
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• Friends Association for the Care and Protection of Children.<br />
Friends Association is committed to helping homeless or<br />
near-homeless families stabilize their lives and fi nd or maintain<br />
permanent housing. Through the Friends shelter and homeless<br />
prevention programs, it addresses a wide range of needs,<br />
focusing on families with children, who are the unintended<br />
victims of homelessness. Donations can include educational<br />
toys like puzzles, arts-and-crafts sets, and activity books,<br />
plus gift cards to Kmart, Walmart and Target for older children.<br />
All donations will help to put a smile on the face of a child<br />
who may otherwise not receive anything. So reach deep into your<br />
heart and stop by a participating WSFS Bank Branch with a toy.<br />
Or bring your donation to the <strong>Old</strong>-<strong>Fashioned</strong> <strong>Christmas</strong> Parade.<br />
Together, we can make a difference!<br />
WSFS BANK TOY DRIVE<br />
DROP-OFF LOCATIONS<br />
Nov. 1-Dec. 3<br />
West Chester 400 E. Market St.<br />
Edgemont 5000 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square<br />
Media 100 E. State St.<br />
Glen Mills 395 Wilmington-West Chester Pike<br />
Longwood 826 E. Baltimore Pike, Kennett Square<br />
Contact the Greater West Chester Chamber of Commerce at<br />
(610) 696-4046 for more information on donating a toy.
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Thanks to <strong>Old</strong>-<strong>Fashioned</strong><br />
<strong>Christmas</strong> Sponsors<br />
The 32nd annual MARS Drinks<br />
<strong>Old</strong>-<strong>Fashioned</strong> <strong>Christmas</strong> is made possible<br />
thanks to the support of the business<br />
community. The Greater West Chester<br />
Chamber of Commerce is grateful to<br />
those sponsors who help make this<br />
four-day holiday celebration a reality.<br />
“Without the generosity of our<br />
sponsors, this wonderful event wouldn’t<br />
be possible,” says GWCC president Katie<br />
Doherty. “The Chamber and its board of<br />
directors greatly appreciate their ongoing<br />
commitment to West Chester in general<br />
and to <strong>Old</strong>-<strong>Fashioned</strong> <strong>Christmas</strong><br />
in particular.”<br />
Returning as the title sponsor for 2011 is<br />
MARS Drinks North America. Supporting<br />
sponsors include Lamb McErlane PC<br />
(Santa fl oat), Wells Fargo (“Light the<br />
Night”), Fulton Bank (Marching Band<br />
Competition), WSFS Bank (<strong>Old</strong>-<strong>Fashioned</strong><br />
<strong>Christmas</strong> Toy Drive), West Chester<br />
University (<strong>Old</strong>-<strong>Fashioned</strong> <strong>Christmas</strong> fl oat), Fred Beans Ford Lincoln Mercury of<br />
West Chester (offi cial parade truck), Infi niti of West Chester (offi cial VIP vehicle),<br />
PECO (tree lighting), First Niagara Bank (Jingle Elf Run), Under the Sun<br />
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Cleaners (tree ceremony).<br />
This year’s media sponsors are 6abc, Comcast Spotlight, B101.1 FM, <strong>Main</strong><br />
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Get Ready to Strike Up the Band!<br />
Members of nine high school bands will<br />
step lively in pursuit of a trophy and prize<br />
money at the MARS Drinks <strong>Old</strong>-<strong>Fashioned</strong><br />
<strong>Christmas</strong> Parade. Last year’s second<br />
annual Marching Band Competition<br />
attracted eight bands. Participants this<br />
year include bands from Chichester High<br />
School in Boothwyn, Avon Grove High<br />
School in West Grove, Conestoga High<br />
School in Berwyn, Downingtown East<br />
and West high schools, Pennsbury High<br />
School in Fairless Hills, Marple Newtown<br />
High School in Newtown Square, Octorara<br />
High School in Atglen, Springfi eld High<br />
School, and Pottsgrove High School<br />
in Pottstown. The competition is<br />
sponsored by Fulton Bank.<br />
“In this day and age, where it seems<br />
as though music programs in schools<br />
are on the chopping block, it’s great<br />
to have so many marching bands from<br />
the region come to West Chester to<br />
display their talents and pride as<br />
they make every effort to maintain<br />
their own individual band programs,”<br />
says parade producer Todd Marcocci.<br />
“Music is the international language that<br />
binds us all together, and it’s so important<br />
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that we continue to<br />
support high school<br />
marching band and music<br />
programs. We are excited<br />
to showcase more than<br />
20 high school, university<br />
and community marching<br />
musical organizations in<br />
the parade this year.”<br />
As Honor Band and<br />
2010 grand champion,<br />
Royersford’s Spring-Ford<br />
High School Band will lead this year’s<br />
parade. (The Honor Band can’t compete<br />
the year<br />
after winning.)<br />
Non-competing<br />
participants<br />
include bands from Cheyney and West<br />
Chester universities, plus West Chester’s<br />
Rustin, Henderson and East high schools.<br />
Those competing will be judged on music<br />
execution, music general effect, marching<br />
style, presentation and use of color. Three<br />
professional judges from central Pennsylvania<br />
will evaluate the participants.<br />
Bands will compete for $3,200 in prize<br />
money, to be distributed as follows:<br />
1st Place: $1,200 2nd Place: $1,000<br />
3rd Place: $800 4th Place: $600<br />
5th Place: $500 6th Place: $400<br />
7th Place: $300 8th Place: $200<br />
9th Place: $100<br />
Awards will be announced in front of<br />
the old Chester County Courthouse (at the<br />
intersection of High and Market streets)<br />
immediately following the parade.<br />
“Fulton Bank is proud to once again<br />
support a competition that continues<br />
to grow each year,” says Holly Graver,<br />
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Safe Harbor Homeless Shelter to Benefi t from 2011 Jingle Elf Run<br />
At Safe Harbor of Chester County, single men and<br />
women have a safe, warm place to stay—one with<br />
welcoming surroundings, hot showers, laundry<br />
facilities and nourishing meals.<br />
This year, the Greater West Chester Chamber of<br />
Commerce has selected Safe Harbor to receive the<br />
proceeds of its third annual Jingle Elf Run to be held<br />
immediately before the MARS Drinks <strong>Old</strong>-<strong>Fashioned</strong><br />
<strong>Christmas</strong> Parade.<br />
Established in 1995, Safe Harbor completed<br />
a major expansion in 2010,<br />
doubling the size of the shelter to<br />
accommodate 20 men and 20 women.<br />
Currently, it’s the only option in<br />
Chester County with beds for single,<br />
homeless women. Anyone over<br />
18 is welcome to stay up to four<br />
months as they work to develop a plan to gain back<br />
their independence.<br />
Safe Harbor works with many area agencies to<br />
fi nd permanent housing and jobs, address medical<br />
or addiction issues, and more. It exists thanks to<br />
the thousands of volunteer hours, the tens of<br />
thousands of donated meals, and the incredible<br />
generosity of people, businesses, faith communities<br />
and schools. For more information, visit<br />
safeharborofgwc.org.<br />
Marchwood Shopping Center<br />
15 Marchwood Road<br />
Exton, PA 19341<br />
484-879-6117<br />
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A Message from the Parade Producers … Hello and Happy Holidays!<br />
Under the Sun Productions’<br />
Todd Marcocci<br />
Under the Sun Productions took over<br />
as producers of the West Chester<br />
<strong>Old</strong>-<strong>Fashioned</strong> <strong>Christmas</strong> Parade in 2006<br />
as a labor of love. We feel strongly that<br />
it’s important for all businesses in the<br />
community to give back to the residents<br />
of the region during the holiday season,<br />
so we’re doing our part.<br />
This year’s parade will be the best<br />
ever. Since December 2010, we’ve been<br />
working with all of this year’s parade<br />
participants to ensure a creative and<br />
aesthetically tight production. Such<br />
extensive preparation is unheard of in a hometown parade, but<br />
ours has grown so much that visitors come from all over the East<br />
Coast to watch. So we’re giving everyone a big-city parade in our<br />
little borough.<br />
This new “art direction” initiative makes certain that this year’s<br />
parade serves as a moving stage show of the highest quality. We<br />
know you’ll walk away feeling overwhelmed and thrust headlong<br />
into the spirit of the holiday season. Hats off to the parade<br />
participants for working with us on this initiative.<br />
At Under the Sun, we’ve been in the business of producing<br />
professional parades for almost two decades around the nation. Yet<br />
we still fi nd it amazing that, over the last six years, we’ve had the<br />
following places represented in the West Chester <strong>Old</strong>-<strong>Fashioned</strong><br />
<strong>Christmas</strong> Parade: Texas, Florida, Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey,<br />
Series<br />
Wendell August’s Richard Bollinger<br />
Renowned American artist Richard Bollinger’s<br />
Chester County winter scene graces our pewter<br />
and bronze 2011 annual <strong>Christmas</strong> plate.<br />
Meet the Artist<br />
Saturday, November 5, from 11-1 and 2-4 PM<br />
In the Historic Barn <strong>Main</strong> Street at Exton<br />
103 Woodcutter Street, Exton PA 610-363-2426<br />
for life’s special moments<br />
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A young Marcocci marches<br />
in the color guard.<br />
Delaware, Connecticut, Washington, D.C., and (of course)<br />
Pennsylvania. This year is no different—and we have some new<br />
surprises in store for you … So don’t miss the 2011 <strong>Old</strong>-<strong>Fashioned</strong><br />
<strong>Christmas</strong> Parade!
Lamb<br />
McErlane<br />
is a proud<br />
sponsor of the<br />
Santa Float for<br />
the 2011 Mars Drinks<br />
<strong>Old</strong> <strong>Fashioned</strong> <strong>Christmas</strong><br />
Parade.<br />
West Chester<br />
T 610.430.8000<br />
F 610.692.0877<br />
Results Driven. Trusted Advisors.<br />
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Bryn Mawr<br />
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