Tomorrow (Nov. 26, 2023) will be the annual Santa Claus parade in Toronto. This parade is the oldest Santa Claus parade in the world and it is also one of the world's oldest annual parades. The first official Toronto Santa Claus Parade was held on December 2, 1905 with only 1 float, which was sponsored by Eaton’s. Eaton’s was Canada’s largest department store chain until it went bankrupt in 1999. For more details regarding tomorrow’s parade, visit https://thesantaclausparade.com/.
And apparently, my frequency of updating this blog site is just as often as the annual appearance of Santa Claus . My excuse, as I have always maintained, is “better late than never”, right??
First off, I have added the latest newsletters to the blogsite. Charlene has been doing a fantastic job keeping all of our members informed and entertained with the newsletters. Kudos to her dedications, her timely delivery and a job well done! You can see what’s happening with our club through our newsletters here.
Secondly, I have also updated highlights for our meetings so far this year. Since we have recovered from the Covid pandemic, our club has finally started to have in-person get togethers. You can see our 2023 meeting details here (in addition to meetings from previous years).
And speaking of meetings, yes, we are having our Christmas/November meeting tomorrow. We will have our annual potluck lunch, Christmas display contest, penny sale for charity, gift exchanges and much more! Hope to see everyone there!
Last but not least, Department 56 is also on the news lately. They have announced the annual retirement list in early November. If you have missed that information, you can click on these links to find out what products the company has retired: 2023 Snowbabies retirement list and 2023 Village retirement list.
Now that some current products has retired, the company is already planning for their replacement in the new year. Below are sneak peeks of some of the new village products you will be seeing in 2024:
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