Plymouth Meeting Mall Showcases Armored Animals From the Zoo and Summer Styles From the Runway this June
Saturday, May 29, 2010
The mall hosts the Elmwood Park Zoo’s “Armored Lives” exhibit June 9, ‘Startin’ School In Style’ Fashion show on June 12 and a Sports Card & Collectibles Show June 25-27.
PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. May 26, 2010 – This June Plymouth Meeting Mall will be hosting three free, fantastic events for the community. Get up close to a few zoo animals from Elmwood Park Zoo when they take a day off June 9 to go to the mall. Then, do not miss the ‘Startin’ School in Style” Summer Fashion Show on June 12 to brush up on what’s hot for the summer and donate some new or gently worn clothing to underprivileged teenage girls. Finally, end the month at the Sports Card and Collectibles Show June 25-27 and check out merchandise signed by your favorite player or their bobble-head look-alike.
Animals from the Elmwood Park Zoo Visit Plymouth Meeting Mall
Wednesday, June 9; 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Area kids can meet and learn about animals with hard exteriors during “Armored Lives!” at
Plymouth Meeting Mall. The educational event takes place in the Center Court area near Auntie Anne’s Pretzels on Wednesday, June 9 from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. The Elmwood Zoo’s educational volunteers are stopping by the mall with touchable artifacts and displays. Also, live animals, including an armadillo and a tortoise, will visit the mall from 12 p.m. – 2 p.m. Kids will be able to interact and touch some of the animals and displays. Children who stop by the exhibit will receive a free zoo funpack.
If you miss the exhibit or simply want to see a dinosaur claw or a mammoth molar, be sure to stop by the new Elmwood Park Zoo Outpost located on the upper level near Bertucci’s. The Outpost is a natural history museum complete with exotic artifacts, some touchable, books and animal toys. The Zoo Outpost is open Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Sunday 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.
‘Startin’ School In Style’ Summer Fashion Show
Saturday, June 12; 1:00
Check out the latest summer styles during the “Startin’ School In Style” (SSIS) Summer Fashion Show. The fashion show serves as the kickoff event to the 7th Annual SSIS fashionable clothing drive, a program that provides new or gently worn clothes and accessories to underprivileged girls entering grades 5 through 12 living in Norristown and surrounding areas. The fashion show on June 12 begins at 1:00 p.m. with over a dozen local teens modeling the coolest summer essentials from Plymouth Meeting Mall retailers; models include girls from the Norristown area who will be participating in SSIS’s charitable shopping event in August. Program directors will also be accepting the first clothing donations of the summer during the event.
Sports Card & Collectibles Show
Friday, June 25 – Sunday, June 27
From Friday, June 25 – Sunday, June 27, sports cards and memorabilia fit for any sports buff will be on display at the Sports Card and Collectible Show at Plymouth Meeting Mall during all mall hours. More than 25 tables filled with one-of-a-kind sports keepsakes including high-quality vintage sports cards, bobble heads, plaques, players’ autographs, and sports figurines will be on display mall-wide and available for purchase.
Plymouth Meeting Mall is owned and managed by Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (PREIT). PREIT, founded in 1960 and one of the first equity REITs in the U.S., has a primary investment focus on retail shopping malls and community centers. Currently, PREIT’s retail portfolio consists of 54 retail properties, including 38 shopping malls, 13 community centers, and three properties under development. PREIT’s properties are located in the eastern half of the United States, primarily in the Mid-Atlantic region. PREIT is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Company's website can be found at www.preit.com. PREIT is publicly traded on the NYSE under the symbol PEI.