For Immediate Release - November 14, 2007 8, 2008

6650 E. Broadway • Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858
Phone: 989-775-4750 • Fax: 989-775-4770
Hours Of Operation

Contact:
Stefanie Dombrowski, Sales & Events Coordinator • sdombrowski@sagchip.org
Ziibiwing Center of Anishinabe Culture & Lifeways
6650 E. Broadway • Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858
Phone 989.775.4744 • Fax 989.775.4770 • www.sagchip.org/ziibiwing

For Immediate Release - November 14, 2007

Mt. Pleasant, Michigan The Ziibiwing Center of Anishinabe Culture & Lifeways will host a very special visit from the Anishinabe Santa. His toboggan is scheduled to land on the grounds of the Ziibiwing Center in December. You can bring the kids to tell Anishinabe Santa their wish lists and get their picture taken with the "Big Guy" on Saturday, December 1 from 10am - 5pm and Saturday, December 8 from 10am-5pm.

Anishinabe Santa dresses in American Indian inspired clothing. He will bring coloring pages for the children and his helpers will provide storytelling and movies in the research center. For a nominal fee, pictures of your little ones can be taken with Anishinabe Santa. Not to leave out the adults, Anishinabe Santa has asked the Ziibiwing Center gift shop to offer select merchandise discounts, as well as lunch and coffee specials in the café. Call 989-775-4750 for more information or photo pricing details.

If you renew or purchase a Ziibiwing Center Family Membership now through December 8th, 2007, you will receive a FREE "Santa's Photo Special" package. The package includes one (1) 5x7, one (1) 8x10, and nine (9) wallets - a $25 value redeemable December 1st and December 8th, 2007 only. So you will not only receive treasured photos, but also a membership to the Ziibiwing Center for the entire year - a gift that keeps giving. Your membership dollars will help protect and preserve our collections and language, continue our innovative diversity training, support cultural and educational programs, and deliver special exhibitions. For more information on how you can become a Ziibiwing Center member, please call (989) 775-4744.

The Ziibiwing Center of Anishinabe Culture & Lifeways in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan is the Midwest's Premier American Indian Museum. Established in 2004, the Ziibiwing Center is a distinctive treasure created to provide an enriched, diversified, and culturally relevant educational experience through its award-winning Diba Jimooyung (Telling Our Story) permanent exhibit, changing exhibits, research center, gift shop and café. The Ziibiwing Center is a non-profit cultural center and museum belonging to the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan, who also own Michigan's only four diamond casino resort, the Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort.

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