PAGE 12, WIIITE3Y FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1987 Santa cornestoLire hallriday f~P Santa Claus will arrive on a fire engine in Whitby this Friday ta begin the, downtown Christmas shopping season. At 7:30 p.m., Santa will light the Christmas "Tree of Hope"f at Appinmet ot wysneesatSwa 60 Dc inthesaonadasSt W Twn Paz, ohitby Mose-auesd, ed w. 2 ppoiteFiinewLde)ut the fire statian on Brock St. S., with Christmas carallers and cups of hot apple cider ta make a warm, cheery arrivaI. ngtm Santa's visit begins ngtm shopping (Thursdays and Fridays until Christmias) and a senies af events in the downtown area, organized by the Business Improvenient Area (BIA). Santa's Workshap will apen in Witby Lane, 153 Brock St. N., on Tuesdlay, Nov. 24. lUp until Dec. 23, Santa wiIl be there il a.m. ta 3 paxn. on Tuesdays and Thursdlays, 2 ta 8 p.m. On Fridays and il a.ni. ta, 4 p.m. aon Saturdays. And photos of the kids with Santa can be taken for $2. on Monday, Nov. 23, children fram local day care centres will carry on the tradition af tree trimming as they decorate Christmas trees in downtown banks. Whitby Jaycettes will judge the winners. On Thursday, Nov. 26, noon till 2 p.m., Ukrainian Christmias egg decorating will be held at the workshop and fromn 10 a.m. ta 4 p.m. the samne days,' any donation made ta, charities and groups represented in the downtawn area will enable donors ta see a colorec light bulb in place of a white bulb on the Tree af Hope. Horsedrawn buggy rides and hot crier will alsc be available. A toy drive begins Dec. 1 al Santa!s Workshop and al downtawn banks. Toys will b4 distributed to the needy. Froii 10:30 ta 11:30 a.m. and from 2 ti 3 p.m. the samne day, a ChristTia craft demonstration sponsared b, Kids Play Supplies and the Boa0 Betweefl will be held at 1131 Dundas St. W. Registratia (666-2442) is necessarY. On Dec. 3, wreath-.making wi be demonstrated at the workshi Dec. 10, noon ta 2 p.xn., gxft wrapping ideas will be shown at the workshop. Christmas centre pics will be featured at the wkshop on Thursdlay, Dec. 17, noon ta 2 p.m. The saine day, a children's Christmas party will be held at the Knight of Columbus Hall, 133 Brock St. N. 10 ta 11:30 a.ni. and 1 ta 2:30 p. mZ Registra- tion (666-1386) must take place before Dec. 15. A Christmas claring contest will soan be held in The Free Press, entries ta be subrnitted ta the warkshop before Dec. 17. The winner will be announced Dec. 19 at noan in the workshop. Downtawn merchants have already begun transfarming their stare windows for the window dressing campetititan. Judging takes place on Monday, Dec. 14. Callingal carollers A carolling competition will be ri held downtown on Saturday, Dec. o 12, beginning at 1 p.m. The compétitian is for Whitby Lt associations, corparate groups or tt just a group of friends, and judges e will be the County Town singers. Il Winners will have $100 ;o donated to the charity of their is choice by Corporate Gifts and )Y Incentives, a division of William )k D. Little Marketing and B Motivation Ltd. 'n The theme of the competition is 'T'raditional Christmas." il1 Registration (666-4189) must take Lop place before Dec. 10. Santa Claus to give parking reprieve Whitby notice a rotund fellow with a white beard and red suit placing a card on the windshield of their car, they needn't worry. It's not a parking ticket, just an early Christmas present from the downtown nierchants. Operations committee has given approval ta a request from the Downtown Business Improvement Area ta, have Santa Claus place a dime in an expired parking meter from Dec. 1 to Dec. 24 The dime will give shoppers an extra 34 minutes on the nieter. This system replaces plast year's BIA program of offering free parking. The BIA and Town noticed that some motorists abused the program and parked at the meters ail day. Santa wilI deposit the dime then place a card on the windshield explaining the meter had expired and that the extra time is the merchants' way of thanking themn for shopping downtown. One of the Town's parking meter attendants will don the Santa suit. At the same time, a regular parking meter attendant will be making the rounds and expired meter after the extra 34 minutes. "There will, of course, have ta be good ca-ordination between the Santa Claus and the parking meter attendant in order that this program attains its desired objectives," commented the public works department. 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