Enjoy FREE PARKING while visiting
the West Coast Christmas Show, provided courtesy of the show producers!!!
For Immediate Release
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Giving Back at the West Coast Christmas
Show
Festival of Trees Participants Announced
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada – The 4th annual West
Coast Christmas Show is proud to announce the partners participating
in the annual Festival of Trees on December 2-4
at the TRADEX Trade & Exhibition Centre in Abbotsford.
The event presents Christmas trees that will be decorated by the following
charities competing for a $500 cash grand prize:
§ Abbotsford Agrifair:
www.agrifair.ca
§ The Arthritis Society: www.arthritis.ca
§ BC SPCA Abbotsford Branch: www.spca.bc.ca/branches/Abbotsford
§ Cassidy Briggs Foundation:
www.cassidybriggsfoundation.com
§ Children’s Wish Foundation, BC & Yukon Chapter: www.childrenswish.ca
§ Focus Foundation of BC: www.focusbc.org
§ Fraser Valley Brain Injury Association: www.fvbia.org
§ Fraser Valley Child Development Centre: www.fvcdc.org
§ Job’s Daughters International, Bethel 20: https://sites.google.com/site/bethel20abbotsford
§ Posabilities - New Transitions: www.posabilities.ca
§ St. John Ambulance Therapy Dog Services: www.sja.ca
§ United Way of the Fraser Valley: www.uwfv.bc.ca
§ Yale Secondary School Key Club (Kiwanic Club of Abbotsford):
www.yalesecondary.com
Attendees are encouraged to see the displays and learn about the work of
these charitable organizations helping the local community. The tree most
reflective of the spirit of the holiday season will be awarded the cash
prize, judged by media and business volunteers on Friday, December 2nd.
The first and second runner-up trees will receive recognition awards.
Tickets to the West Coast Christmas Show & Marketplace range from $6-9.00;
discounts are applied if bought online.
TRADEX Address: 1190 Cornell St., Abbotsford, next to the Abbotsford Airport.
For tickets and more information, visit www.westcoastchristmasshow.com.
Media contact:
Sandra Garcia, Publicist
sandra@middlechildmarketing.com
www.westcoastchristmasshow.com
604-721-0030
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For Immediate Release
Monday, November 7, 2011
Find the Perfect Gift at the West Coast Christmas Show
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada – On December 2-4, 2011,
start and stop your holiday shopping in one weekend at the 4th Annual West
Coast Christmas Show & Marketplace. Among the almost two hundred
companies at the TRADEX Trade & Exhibition Centre, you’ll be sure
to find the perfect gift for all the people on your nice list this year.
Below you’ll find ideas offered by just some of the exhibitors at
the West Coast Christmas Show.
For the fashionista:
- Adams Design’s 22 carat yellow gold Damascene Jewellery
pendants
- Alpaca sweaters from Arriba Fashion
- Eco-style with FashionEcoBags.com
- Stella & Dot’s latest holiday line, including
the new pearl necklace
For the beauty and spa queens:
- Elektra Cosmetics’s eye-popping glitter eyeliner
and liquid sealer
- Finesse Home Fragrances’s soothing aromatherapy
products
- Gift baskets and organic face and body soaps from Clayburn Comforts
For the foodies:
- Ethnic marinades and dips by SpiceWorks Food Creations
- JamaicanEats Magazine’s Rum Cake
- Nonna Pia’s Gourmet Balsamic Reductions by Chef
Norm Strim
- Monkey Butter, whose gourmet flavours include white chocolate
pretzel, dark chocolate cherry, maple bacon, and salted caramel.
For the decorator:
- Home-delivered and re-planted trees from EVERGROW Christmas Trees
- Ceramic bowls and plates and other designs by Flavour Design
- Honey pots and other crafts from Mud Sweat and Tears
- Sensation Art’s hand-crafted framed pictures
For the kids:
- Everything Under the Sun’s hand-painted items for
children’s rooms
- SongsWithMyName.com’s personalized children’s
CDs
- Le Sola Sun Active Products that change colour in the
sun
- Usborne Books’s diverse selection
For tickets and more information, visit www.westcoastchristmasshow.com.
Media contact:
Sandra Garcia, Publicist
sandra@middlechildmarketing.com
www.westcoastchristmasshow.com
604-721-0030
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For Immediate Release
October 26, 2011
Holiday Season Kicks off at the West Coast Christmas Show
On December 2-4, 2011, the 4th Annual West Coast
Christmas Show and Marketplace launches the start of the 2011 Holiday
Season at the TRADEX Trade and Exhibition Centre in Abbotsford. The West
Coast Christmas Show is Western Canada's foremost Holiday season show, bringing
together products, food, personal services, seminars, and presentations
to assist visitors with getting into the spirit and discovering new gift
ideas.
Nearly two hundred companies will offer an array of goods such as toys,
candles, skincare products, cashmere scarves, handbags, designer accessories,
games, and more. Handmade candies, vinegars, dressings, honey, and more
items by artisan crafters are only a sampling of the huge variety of hard-to-find
products that visitors will discover at the show. Watch for the Select
Artisan sign for assurance of quality artisan and crafter products
throughout the show.
Entertaining and home decorating ideas are presented on the Home
for the Holidays Stage by interior decorators and local chefs.
The Festival of Trees, created by local charitable organizations,
will have uniquely decorated Christmas tree displays, providing a grand
entrance display. Entertainment is provided by wandering carol singers and
a variety of musicians on the Sounds of the Holidays Stage,
and of course Santa Claus will be on hand each day to pose
for pictures with the family; be sure to bring your own cameras.
Returning again this year is the Gingerbread Chalet Competition
created by students of Rick Hanson Secondary School. There will be over
three-dozen chalets, creating a village around a gingerbread reproduction
of the school.
Also returning will be the popular Dairy Farmers of Canada Cheese
Seminar Stage, where visitors sample a variety of cheeses from
across the country to learn how to put together a wine and cheese party.
Seminars run throughout the weekend. For tickets and more information, visit
www.westcoastchristmasshow.com.
Hours: Friday, December 2, 11am - 9pm
Saturday, December 3, 10am - 6pm
Sunday, December 4, 10am - 5pm
TRADEX Address: 1190 Cornell Street, Abbotsford, BC, V2T 6H5
Media contact:
Sandra Garcia, Publicist
sandra@middlechildmarketing.com
www.westcoastchristmasshow.com
604-721-0030
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