| Show Mickey Mouse And Friends Appear At Valley Fair Mall l 5 by Ed Lile Lite Managing Editor Mickey Mouse and many other character friends from Disneyland in California came to the Valley yaney Fair Mall in hi West Valley City for personal appearances The Disneyland troupe were based at at JC Penney in the Mall on May 5 1 to help celebrate th the grand reopening of the newly renovated Mickey brought with him the 1987 Disneyland Ambassador to the world Kendra Howell and an exciting variety of displays and demonstrations including rare Disney and special shows direct from the famous park During the special appearances drawings were held for families of four to fly to the Magic Kingdom via American West Airlines Other drawings were held for winners to re receive Disney character sketches by a Disney artist who was with the troupe to demonstrate the art of sketching Additionally Merlin the Magician was on hand to invite lucky youngsters to pull pullout out the magic Sword in the Stone and be crowned King or Queen Prior to the arrival of the Disneyland troupe Richard Flack manager of the Valley Fair Mall and Richard D. D Brimley y marketing director for contacted Marketing Management instructor Dr Kathy Walton tomake tomake to tomake make an offer for the Delta Epsilon Chic Chi DEX club members to act as cast members for Disneyland in public relations and audi audience nc control Mary regional director of marketing for the Corporation and Brimley met with the DEX membership to distribute Mi Mickey key Mouse t shirts and hats and to outline responsibilities Bill Tanner was assigned as coordinator for DEX members They were also given literature and instructions on how to answer questions meet and greet the public and how to address the Disneyland characters Thirty-one Thirty DEX members responded and had fun doing their assigned jobs Dr Walton mentioned that on the first Friday they were to put in about 43 hours instead all responded with over 70 man hours A total of were worked by DEX Tanner said that all of the DEX time was voluntary voluntary- without cost However the Valley Fair Mall responded by contributing 1000 to for DE DEX X to be used for club projects Q t rr t i I r ya yai i F i R r 4 1 o r J V T 1 t I j Eric and Laurie Laude John Myers I f t L 0 5 4 A L e I J i iJ i J r 4 e V i s t r s J Hi Dr Kathy Walton and Pluto Goofy ai arid Jan Sm Smith Smith Kidd h-Kidd Kidd Pp- Pp 3 I i a A K f. f 1 II L- L tay Mc J J f 4 r t L 2 k Bill Tanner Project Chairman Terri Sundstrom t h ht t V d p pT r T 4 41 1 tr i r. yf r l c Y J j I II ti JO 1 M i. i r V L 1 F- F irian Quails Qualls and Don Ely Bly display Mickey Mouse T shirts 0 |
