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Orange Santa Gift Drive Concludes with Holiday Sing-along

Date: December 5
Location: Main Building, West Mall Steps
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Students, faculty and staff from The University of Texas at Austin will gather on the West Mall steps of the Main Building at noon on Dec. 5 to celebrate Songs of the Season, a holiday sing-along that will feature an appearance by Orange Santa.

Songs of the Season features combined choral organizations from the School of Music and members of the Tower Singers, a staff organization.

The annual program concludes the Orange Santa donation drive for 2008. In final preparation for the Holiday Store, Orange Santa and many helpers will be present to accept donations and fill a replica of the UT Tower with toys.

New, unwrapped toys or gifts in original packaging, gift certificates and wrapping supplies will be collected at university guard stations on the main campus, at the Pickle Research Campus and at all parking garage offices through Dec. 5.

The Orange Santa program began in 1994 to foster a more caring campus environment by providing help for members of the university community who have special needs during the holiday season. The program's Orange Santa Holiday Store provides an opportunity for participating families to "shop" for gifts for children in their immediate family. The store is stocked with items contributed through a campus-wide donation drive, as well as items collected at special events.

The donated gifts this year will be distributed to employee and student families from the university community with special needs during the holiday season. Participants who shop at the Holiday Store complete an application process coordinated by Human Resource Services and in cooperation with the Austin Christmas Bureau.

Contact:
Natalie Stanco
Production Assistant, Office of Relationship Management and University Events
512-471-4415
nstanco@mail.utexas.edu

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