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St. Johns County Festival of Trees at World Golf Village Set to Open December 5
Opening Night to Feature Activities for Families, Photos with Santa and More
St. Augustine, Fla. (Nov. 25, 2008)

The 2008 St. Johns County Festival of Trees at World Golf Village is set to officially open Friday, Dec. 5 from 6 to 8 p.m.  The fourth-annual holiday event, free and open to the public, will showcase decorated trees and wreaths throughout the St. Johns County Convention Center, adjacent to the Renaissance Resort at World Golf Village.

Opening night activities will include a celebratory ribbon cutting at 6:15 p.m. by Melinda Bergbom, Campaign Chairman, United Way of St. Johns County, and Derek May, Publisher of The St. Augustine Record (Empty Stocking Fund), along with Mark Schwantner, General Manager of the Renaissance Resort and St. Johns County Convention Center.

Additional happenings beginning at 6:30 p.m. will include kids’ cookie decorating, courtesy of the Renaissance Resort at World Golf Village.  Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus will add to the festivities with visits and photo opportunities and The Village Church choir will perform a variety of holiday tunes throughout the night in the atrium of the Renaissance Resort.

The festival will showcase trees and wreaths decorated by a variety of companies and organizations throughout the convention center.  The event will run through Sunday, Dec. 14 and all proceeds from public monetary votes (minimum $1 bid) as well as a silent auction will benefit two local charities – the United Way of St. Johns County and The St. Augustine Record’s Empty Stocking Fund.

The event will remain open daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the final day, Sunday, Dec. 14.  For more information on the St. Johns County Festival of Trees, visit the December events calendar at www.wgv.com.

The 2008 St. Johns County Festival of Trees is presented by the World Golf Village Associates: Grande Villas at World Golf Village, Honours Golf, the Renaissance Resort at World Golf Village and the World Golf Hall of Fame.

Celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2008, World Golf Village in St. Augustine, Fla. is home to the World Golf Hall of Fame and encompasses the flagship Renaissance Resort at World Golf Village and adjoining St. Johns County Convention Center; Grande Villas at World Golf Village, a Bluegreen Vacation Club resort; Laterra Resort & PGA TOUR Spa; two championship golf courses, the Slammer & Squire and King & Bear; and the PGA TOUR Golf Academy. Complementing these attractions is the PGA TOUR STOP retail center, several restaurants (including Murray Bros. Caddyshack), a 300-seat IMAX® theater and a variety of residential neighborhoods.  For more information, visit www.wgv.com

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Located between Jacksonville and St. Augustine, The Neighborhoods of World Golf Village offers a variety of distinctive neighborhoods with homes priced from the $200s to more than $1 million. Community amenities include first-rate schools, championship golf, community parks, shopping, the PGA TOUR Spa Laterra and world-class entertainment including the World Golf Hall of Fame and IMAX® Theater. Winner of the 2002 Florida Association of Realtors Environmental Award, World Golf Village is a Hillman Properties community, an affiliate of The Hillman Company of Pittsburgh.