SERRAMONTE CENTER SUPPLEMENTS FUNDING FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS
SERRAMONTE CENTER SUPPLEMENTS FUNDING FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FIELD TRIPS WITH 8TH ANNUAL “SHOPPING…IT’S A TRIP” PROGRAM
Much Needed Funding Helps Keep Field Trips Alive at Local Schools
Daly City, Calif. – (February 22, 2009) Several local elementary schools will receive all-expense-paid field trips to off-set ever decreasing state funding for educational outings, thanks to Shopping…It’s a Trip, a generous program offered by Serramonte Center designed to assist funding school field trips hit hard by budget cuts. Winning schools were awarded trips to a number of local educational destinations such as the San Francisco Zoo, Exploratorium, Aquarium of the Bay and more. Each participating school received an award at the end of the year based on its total points earned. The funding covers admission and transportation for up to 200 students per school.
This year’s winning schools include:
Ponderosa Elementary School – South San Francisco
Monte Verde Elementary School – San Bruno
Skyline Elementary School – Daly City
Sunset Ridge Elementary School – Pacifica
Junipero Serra Elementary School – Daly City
Schools received five points for every dollar spent by parents, friends, supporters or students at Serramonte from August 1, 2008 through January 31, 2009. Customers simply presented receipts from purchases at the Serramonte Information Center and indicated which school they’d like to be credited. Additional points were earned through other (non-spending) means such as attending special Serramonte events, school spirit activities and more.
“Serramonte began this successful program in 2000 and we have been able to partner with some great educational destinations to give the out-of-classroom field trip experience back to students in these tough times budget-wise for schools,” said Serramonte Center General Manager Dick Bartlett. “We are very proud that to date this unique program has funded field trips to more than 7,000 local elementary school children in our community.”
Serramonte is a premier shopping destination for North San Mateo County with more than one million people in a 10-mile radius featuring more than 120 diverse shops, restaurants and services. Tenants include: Target Greatland, Macy’s, the nation’s first Crazy 8 by Gymboree, The Disney Store, The Children’s Place, Forever XXI, Hollister Co., Victoria’s Secret, Forever XXI, Starbucks, Kay Jewelers, New York & Company and more. Serramonte is located in Daly City, Calif., off Interstate 280, on Serramonte Boulevard. For more information visit www.serramontecenter.com.
Serramonte Center is owned by Capital And Counties U.S.A. As a third-party service provider, Jones Lang LaSalle Retail manages the largest retail portfolio in the country. Our 59 million-square-foot portfolio consists of more than 145 regional malls, strip centers, power centers, lifestyle centers, ground-up development projects, mixed-use centers and transportation terminals across 32 states. Jones Lang LaSalle (NYSE: JLL) has a portfolio of 1.2 billion square feet of property under management worldwide, including more than 10,000 retail locations on four continents. Jones Lang LaSalle is the only global real estate services firm with a team of dedicated, full-time experts who deliver comprehensive and globally integrated services in Energy and Sustainability under one umbrella. The firm offers leading-edge, industry-unique technology, training and tools in energy and sustainability to maximize the benefits for its clients and the greater community. For more information on Jones Lang LaSalle Retail, visit www.jllretail.com
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