December 5, 2016
Children of all ages are welcome to come visit with Santa and have their photo taken with him during the seventh annual Photos with Santa and Holiday Gift Store for Kids event at Northwestern Oklahoma State University-Alva Saturday, Dec. 17, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Student Center. Members of the NWOSU Art Society (NAS) sponsor this annual event.
Several photos will be taken in Santa Land and available for immediate viewing at one of three selection stations. The cost for each photo selected is $5, and the purchaser will receive the original digital negative file(s) and all rights to reproduce the image into whatever project they’d like.
“Because the date of our event is a little later into December this year, we encourage everyone coming for Santa photos to bring a jump drive with them so we can save the images to that drive before they leave,” Angelia Case, NAS sponsor, said. “By doing this it will give everyone extra time to create something with the images prior to the holidays.”
For those not providing a jump drive, the images will be emailed to the address provided early the next week.
Case said that NAS also offers a number of 5x7 greeting card designs should anyone wish to choose one. Card designs are an additional $5. The finished card will be emailed early the next week.
Right next door to Santa Land is the Holiday Gift Store for Kids. Children will be able to shop for loved ones, friends, teachers and even pets. Prices on a variety of merchandise usually range from 25 cents to less than $20.
Case said that NAS will have a number of volunteers on hand to help each child with their selections and to stay on budget. Only a few children are allowed in the store at one time to make it a positive experience for everyone.
For more information about the Holiday Store, Photos with Santa, NAS in general, or to learn about volunteer opportunities to help in the store or to do activities outside the store while children are waiting, please contact Case at (580) 327-8577 or arcase@nwosu.edu.
It’s never too late to visit with Santa and have a photo taken with him – just like Dr. Jennifer Page, assistant professor of English (right), and her husband Chris Dickson, a junior majoring in computer science (left). They visited Santa last year during the NWOSU Art Society’s annual Photos with Santa event. This event, along with the Holiday Gift Store for Kids, will take place again this year on Saturday, Dec. 17, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Northwestern Oklahoma State University Student Center.
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