
<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; border: 1px solid transparent; "><img src="x-apple-ql-id://24A898BA-A272-46C4-B8F5-B9A567D1B6E2/x-apple-ql-magic/3526E282-0088-47E9-98D0-013666FFC389.jpg" class="s3" style="width: 132px; height: 72px; margin-left: 351px; margin-top: -45px; position: absolute; z-index: -1; opacity: 0.25; "><span class="s4" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="bumpedFont15" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span></span></div><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">November 25, 2014</span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">Media Contact: </span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">Gwennan Booth <a href="tel:(518)%20326-6400" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0">(518) 326-6400</a> or<a href="tel:(315)%20717-7379" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1">(315) 717-7379</a></span></span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s8" style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s7" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="bumpedFont15">Yankee Trails </span></span><span class="s7" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="bumpedFont15">World Travel </span></span><span class="s7" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="bumpedFont15">Kicks Off the Holiday Season by Don</span></span><span class="s7" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="bumpedFont15">ating to Charities for Children</span></span></span></p><p class="s8" style="text-align: -webkit-auto; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s9" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="bumpedFont15">Santa’s Magical Express </span></span><span class="s9" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="bumpedFont15">Celebrates Third</span></span><span class="s9" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="bumpedFont15">Year</span></span><span class="s9" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="bumpedFont15"> in the Capital Region</span></span><span class="s9" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="bumpedFont15"> with </span></span><span class="s9" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="bumpedFont15">New Production</span></span></span></p><p class="s10" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s4" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="bumpedFont15">Rensselaer, NY</span></span><span class="s4" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="bumpedFont15">—</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">Yankee Trails World Travel marks</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">the return of </span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">its</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15"> th</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">eatrical </span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">production and </span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">motor coach </span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">ride</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15"> “Santa’s Magical Express” by providing the first</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15"> </span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">five</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15"> </span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">shows of the season free of charge to families of the Hope for Kids program of the American Cancer Society and The Bus Stop Club.</span></span></span></p><p class="s10" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">Hope for Kids</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15"> at the American Cancer Society</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15"> helps</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">children in</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15"> cancer treatment</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">, children who </span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">have lost a loved one to cancer</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15"> </span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">and children who currently have a lov</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">ed one in </span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">cancer treatment</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">. </span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">The Bus Stop Club</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">gives </span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">siblings of children with chronic illness or special needs the care and supervision of health</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15"> </span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">care workers, to gain the support they need to help overcome the everyday battles they are faced with.</span></span></span></p><p class="s10" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; "><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“Yankee Trails has called the Capital Region home for more than 50 years and feel strongly about giving back to our community,” said Stephen Tobin, President of Yankee Trails World Travel. “We are honored to provide the families of Hope for Kids and The Bus Stop Club with an evening of holiday joy and cheer and thank them for joining us for such a special evening. We’re pleased to announce that due to our previous years’ success, we’ve added show times for the 2014 Santa’s Magical Express and invite families from the Capital Region and beyond to check out the new show.”</span></span></p><p class="s10" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">The Santa’s Magical Express interactive shows get children and families alike in the holiday spirit by embarking on a special journey to help Santa save</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">Christmas from the sneaky Jack Frost. From taking pictures with Santa to chasing down favorite holiday characters like Frosty the Snowman and Ebenezer Scrooge, the 90 minute motor coach rides takes families on a trip from Yankee Trails World Travel</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">around Rensselaer. The show event includes a stop at Price Chopper for milk and cookies!</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15"></span></span></span></p><p class="s10" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">Santa’s Magical Express </span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">has expanded this year to include more shows</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">,</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15"> every </span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">Thursday</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15"> through Sunday starting Friday</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">,</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15"> November 28</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">,</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15"> </span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">through Tuesday, December 23</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">.</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15"> </span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">Each day has been expanded to offer five departure </span></span><a name="_GoBack"></a><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">times.</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15"> Participants are encouraged to</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">arrive</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15"> </span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">15 minutes prior</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15"> </span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">at Yankee Trails World Travel, 569 3</span></span><span class="s11" style="vertical-align: super; "><span class="bumpedFont15">rd</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15"> Avenue Extension, Rensselaer, </span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">in order to</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">check in, prior to </span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">tak</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">ing</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15"> part in pre-show activities.</span></span></span></p><p class="s10" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adju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