Poricy Park Conservancy announces that Santa will be visiting the Poricy Park Nature Center on Saturday, November 29th and Sunday, November 30th, 1:00pm to 3:00pm each day. Poricy Park is located at 345 Oak Hill Road in Middletown.
Children can have their photo taken with Santa and make a craft in the classroom. The Nature Center will be transformed into a winter wonderland with holiday music, candy canes and refreshments. Fee includes visit with Santa, candy cane for each child, craft for each child and one photo: $8 members; $10 non-members. Note: Families can include additional children for $2 each.
While visiting, guests are invited to stop in to the 27th Annual Holiday & Craft Shop held at the Annex. The shop runs Friday, 11/28 through Monday, 12/1, 10am till 4pm; Friday, 12/5 through Sunday, 12/7 and Friday, 12/12 through Sunday, 12/14, 11am till 4pm. The Nature Center Gift Shop is also open during Santa's visit for unique gifts and bird seed; or purchase tickets for the annual quilt raffle which will be drawn on Sunday, December 14th. The queen-size quilt is handcrafted and donated by members of Rebecca's Reel Quilters of Poricy Park.
Poricy Park Conservancy is a non-profit, 501 (c) (3) organization located in Middletown Township. All community and summer camp programs are run by Poricy Park Conservancy. Poricy Park is located at 345 Oak Hill Road in Middletown Township. With exceptional ecological resources, the 250 acre historical and nature site makes it one of the largest parks in Monmouth County. The Park offers recreational activities such as magnificent wooded hiking trails, bird watching, pristine pond settings, fishing, and a one-of-a-kind 70 million year-old Cretaceous fossil bed. Poricy Park is home to the 1770 NJ Historic Murray Farmhouse and Barn. The Nature Center is open Monday-Friday, 9:00am-4:00pm. For additional information, call the Nature Center at 732-842-5966 or visit www.poricypark.org.