The Johnstown Area Heritage Association hosted their 2nd annual Sundaes with Santa event on Sunday.
Scores of kids along with their parents had the opportunity to enjoy some festive ice cream sundaes courtesy of Galliker’s along with a chat with Santa and some seasonal crafts inside of the heritage center.
But most importantly the kids were able to see inside of the Johnstown Children’s Museum as a part of this unique experience.
Organizers from the museum emphasize the opportunity that events like this create for others to learn about the city of Johnstown.
“We love celebrating the holidays here," said Marisa Tracey, the Children's Museum Coordinator at JAHA. "A lot of people don’t know that we are here, and we offer such great children’s programming. So, it’s nice to get people into the museum and to do an event. All the time we hear, oh we didn’t know this place was here, it’s kind of a hidden gem. So, it’s great exposure for us and we just love to help people celebrate. We try to be a pillar of the community and we like to have the community in and celebrate with us.”
Even Santa himself told us he visits the center every week to learn a bit more about Johnstown.
“Yes! I come to Johnstown every Sunday for this event because Johnstown is very special," said Santa while visiting JAHA. "It’s a special place that’s very near and dear in my heart ... Coming into the museum is always a lot of fun. There’s tons of things to do up there. I myself have gone down that slide a few times and had a great time with it and I got to learn a little bit about Johnstown while coming through. It’s always special to learn about every place I go during this holiday season.”
If you missed your opportunity with Santa, you can still see him every Sunday until the end of December at the Johnstown Heritage Discovery Center.
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