Santa Claus Lane Ornament 2008
Tenth Santa Claus Lane Ornament Now Available
Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce has unveiled its newest Santa Claus Lane ornament, a depiction of the Community Bank Building. Through the ornament sales, holiday lights are funded and can be lit in Olean from November to early January. The ornament, the tenth in a series created by artist Kathleen McDonald, is $20.00.
Six of the nine previously made ornaments are still available with a limited inventory. The first to be unveiled, the Olean Municipal Building in 1999 is sold out and not available. In 2000, the Fannie E. Bartlett House was depicted, followed in 2001 with St. Mary of the Angels Church (sold out). Olean High School came next in 2002 (and is sold out), St. Stephen’s Church in 2003, St. Bonaventure University in 2004, and in 2005, a depiction of Santa Claus Lane. In 2006, the Olean General Hospital was created, and in 2007, the ornament was the Olean Post Office. These past ornaments are available at the Chamber office.
Every year, the Santa Claus Lane committee comprised of Chamber members, chooses the landmarks to be designed on the 3 1/2 inch circular resin ornament. The artist sketches the layout from photos provided by Chamber officials and a prototype is created. Once the prototype is approved, work begins with the process of pouring each piece and then hand-painting them. The ornaments arrive in Olean, individually boxed, numbered and include a brief description of the ornament.
The new ornaments are available at the Chamber office at 120 North Union Street, at Community Bank, 201 North Union Street in Olean and at Seasons at the Olean Center Mall. Ornaments can also be shipped outside Olean for an additional $5 for shipping/handling charges per ornament. For more information on the ornament or Santa Claus Lane activities, please call GOACC at 716/372-4433, stop in the office, or email santa@oleanny.com.
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