Early Birds Share Breakfast With Mr. Clause

BAYONNE, NJ – December 19, 2006 - On Saturday, December 16th, the Bayonne Town Center hosted its annual Breakfast with Santa.  This year’s breakfast was held at the Firehouse Recreation Center at 597 Broadway.  Over 200 people enjoyed breakfast with Mr. Claus this year.  After breakfast, children got their pictures taken with Santa on his special Christmas chair.  “This event has always been one of the most popular events that the Town Center coordinates and this year was no exception,” stated Cathy Jakubowski, Executive Director of the Bayonne Town Center.  “It was heart-warming to see the children reciting their Christmas wishes to Santa.”

The Bayonne Town Center would like to thank Mr. Frank Carine(Director of Public Works/Parks & Recreation), Mr. Henry Klimkowski(Supervisor of Recreation), and Ms. Frances Snarke(Recreation Leader Senior Citizens) for their help in coordinating this event.  The Town Center would also like to thank the staff of the UEZ office, Mr. Terrence Malloy(Coordinator), Mrs. DeeDee Bottino(Assistant Coordinator), and Richard Martin (Candle Cottage) for their assistance and for providing the breakfast for our guests.  Special thanks to Chase Bank (439 Broadway) for all their help and for the identification kits and also to the Candle Cottage (528 Broadway) for donating Christmas ornaments to give to our guests.  We would also like to thank Officer Svercauski and Officer Elia of the Bayonne Police Department for their help in preparing the ID Kits.

Bayonne Town Center events are made possible through the generous support of our sponsors:  The Bayonne UEZ, Shop Rite, and Bayonne Community Bank.