FOR RELEASE: November
18, 2010
(TROY,
MI)
– The Troy Museum & Historic Village will celebrate Simple Holiday Cheer Saturday, December 4 from 1-3 pm, welcoming in the holiday season with
a fun and festive family celebration.
“This
is a special way to usher in this festive season,” Museum Director Loraine
Campbell said. “Thanks to a special
operational grant from the Kresge Foundation, we are
able to celebrate the holiday old-fashioned style at the Troy Museum.”
Come
visit the Museum and Historic Village and discover handmade gifts, rustic
traditions, and old-fashioned holiday decorations that people have made and
enjoyed even during challenging economic times.
Children can visit with Santa in Old Troy Church and construct holiday
crafts. Everyone will enjoy hot cider
and donuts and caroling from Gilda’s Singers. Find those unique gifts in the
Museum holiday store.
Marines
and Marine veterans will be on hand to collect new, unwrapped and unopened toys
for needy children as part of the Toys for Tots program. The Museum will be accepting toy donations
from Nov. 30-Dec. 9.
Parking and free shuttle bus service
will be provided from the Zion Christian Church located at 3668 Livernois Road,
between Big Beaver and Wattles. The
Museum is located at 60 West Wattles.
Admission is $3 for adults, $2 for children ages 6-17, and free for
children under age 5. For more
information, call the Museum at 248.524.3570.
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