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New York Power Authority Hosts Holiday Pajama Party Contact: December 8, 2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MASSENA—The New York Power Authority is accepting reservations for its holiday pajama and movie party at the St. Lawrence-Franklin D. Roosevelt Power Project’s admission-free Frank S. McCullough, Jr. Hawkins Point Visitors Center. The holiday party will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19, at the visitors center. Children are encouraged to come in their pajamas and snuggle down to watch short, animated holiday movies including “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (1966), “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer” (1964), “Frosty the Snowman” (1969), “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town” (1970) and “A Charlie Brown Christmas” (1965). Movies will be shown in the visitors center theater. The pajama party will also feature a visit from Santa Claus and a holiday craft project. Registration for the event can be made by calling 315-764-0226, ext. 302. All children who are preregistered will receive a special holiday memento. In addition to the movies, visitors can sample the array of hands-on exhibits at the Hawkins Point facility, which presents information on such themes as water power and the St. Lawrence-FDR project, basics of electricity and uses of electricity. Another highlight is the panoramic view of the project’s power dam from Hawkins Point. About NYPA: ■ NYPA uses no tax money or state credit. It finances its operations through the sale of bonds and revenues earned in large part through sales of electricity. ■ NYPA is a leader in promoting energy-efficiency, new energy technologies and electric transportation initiatives. ■ It is the nation’s largest state-owned electric utility, with 18 generating facilities in various parts of the state and more than 1,400 circuit-miles of transmission lines. |
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