Staff report

Suffolk Parks and Recreation presents the following Holiday Events:

Holiday Gift Gallery

December

3-5, 20004

Friday and Saturday 10 am – 5 pm & Sunday 1 pm – 5 pm

Suffolk Museum

118 Bosley Avenue

Featuring one of a kind gifts from local artists.

For more information, call 923-2371

Holiday Parade

December 4, 2004 10:00 AM

Downtown Business District

Start getting into the Holiday spirit. See high school bands, floats and Old Saint Nick.

For more information, call 923-2360

Lunch with Santa

Saturday, December 11, 2004

11:00 am – 1:00 pm

Northern Shores Recreation Center

6701 Respass Beach Rd.

Lunch with Santa by Chic-Fil-A and Optima Family Care. Face painting, pictures with Santa, and crafts. Cost for Lunch is the contribution of a new unwrapped toy to Toys for Tots. Adults wishing to eat must pay $3/person. Registration deadline is 12/8/04.

For more information, call 686-2099

Holiday Gala

Wednesday, December 15, 2004

10 am – 2 pm

The National Guard Armory

2761 Godwin Blvd.

Dancing, lunch and door prizes. Registration deadline is 11/30/04

For more information, call 923-2372

Santa Calling

Wednesday, December 15 and Thursday, December 16, 2004

Want your child to receive a call from the man in the red suit? Is your child on the verge of the making the &uot;naughty list&uot; let him or her get a call from Santa to encourage them to get back on the &uot;nice list.&uot; Applications to add your child to Santa’s calling list can be downloaded from www.suffolk.va.us/parks/events or pick one up from the local library or recreation center.

For more information, call 923-2360.