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Leap Year 2008
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Party like it happens only once every four years!
(You can find items with the
above statement in the
LEAP THIS shop) |
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Scroll down the list below.
It offers a
variety of things to do on
Leap Day.
Click on the links
to
view
the events, or scroll
down to view them. The list
is in alphabetical order by country.
MAILING LIST -
We can create a mailing list
by year, by state and by
country,
please
send us an email if you
would
like a mailing list
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Leap
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SOUTH
AFRICA |
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Leap
Year
Party
with
Gareth
Cliff @
News
Cafe
Zambesi
- South
Africa
Friday,
29th
February,
2008
News
Cafe (Zambesi)
Zambesi
Retails
Park
Zambesi
Drive
Tshwane
(PTA),
Gauteng
South Africa
0182
Phone:
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LEAP YEAR COMEDY
BASH @ THE WHITE BOY
SHEBEEN! - South
Africa
February 29, 2008
The White Boy
Shebeen
City Lodge, Sandton
Corner Katherine
Street & Grayston
Drive, Sandton,
Johannesburg,
Gauteng, South
Africa.
Presented by Open
Mind Media.
URL:
http:www.openmindmedia.co.za/
Bookings: info@openmindmedia.co.za
or 079 182 3714
Lineup: Darren Maule
(MC), Tumi Morake,
Vittorio Leonardi
and Magic Man.
Show Starts: 20:30
Entrance Fee: To be
confirmed...
Find us on Facebook.
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South Australia |
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Belair National Park at 12 noon onwards, Friday, February 29th
A Birthday Party for all South Australian Leapers, and any Leapers passing through SA on this day!
BYO BBQ or picnic lunch.
Costs to be advised as we will reserve a site within the park, and may order a large cake to share.
Any questions: Vanessa Dutton 08 8821 3183.
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Ontario |
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February 29,
2008 7:00 PM Holiday Inn in
Burlington, Ontario
CELEBRATE NOW
OR WAIT ANOTHER 4 YEARS !!!!
Join the
Wanner family for light
refreshments, music, and
birthday cake as Dwayne
celebrates a major
milestone.
Visit with old friends and
perhaps make some new ones.
Cake cutting and door prize
draw at 9:30 PM
Check the website for more
information about the party
http://www3.sympatico.ca/dwanner/
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The
Leap Association
Andalusia, South of Spain
Going for the Guinness World Record - Email for more details
grupo@anrover.com
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Club Mundial de los Bisiestos, party
at Hotel Monte Igueldo
www.monteigueldo.com - Spain
bisiestospresidente@gmail.com 943 465668 or 667713245
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Click on the state you are
interested in:
ARIZONA
CALIFORNIA
COLORADO
FLORIDA
ILLINOIS
IOWA
MARYLAND
MICHIGAN
NEVADA
NEW
JERSEY
NEW MEXICO
NEW YORK
NORTH CAROLINA
OREGON
PENNSYLVANIA
TEXAS
RHODE ISLAND
SOUTH
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ARIZONA
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Leap's Frozen Custard &
Coffee - Arizona
12725 W Indian School
Road, Suite B-101
Avondale, Arizona
Phone: (623) 535-5370
We are celebrating Leap Day
and Leap Year all month long
with promotions and
give-aways and such.
On 2/29 we will do a free
item for any Leap Day baby,
as well as a free child size
ice cream per family.
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Boggy Creek Embroidery is throwing a party for Leap Day Babies! - Arizona
Boggy Creek Embroidery
40 W. Main
Springerville, Arizona
Feb. 29 - 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Lynette Cross, a leap year baby herself and owner of Boggy Creek, will celebrate her 14th birthday (in leap years)
and hopes local Leap Day babies and anyone else who wishes to celebrate the occasion will attend the party.
Statistically, your chances of being born Feb. 29 is one in 1461, meaning there should be 4.74 Leap Day
babies in Round Valley, 47.5 in Apache County and 76.248 in Navajo County. So come join the fun!
Stop in for refreshments and a special surprise for the "2-29ers."
Even if you aren't a leap year baby, stop in and enjoy the party!
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CALIFORNIA
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Leap Day Birthday party
The
Belly Up in Solana
Beach - California
143 S. Cedros Ave
858-481-8140
- off Lomas
Sante Fe Drive offramp...
The show starts at 9:00...
I would love it if I could
have others like myself come
and just enjoy the night
with all their friends.
See you there! Annie
Macpherson, Oceanside, CA -
Annie Macpherson
760-722-0556
leapannie@netscape.net
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No. 13 Long Beach State
vs. No. 20 Wichita State
- Long Beach, California
Long Beach State Athletics
We welcome All Leap Year Day
Babies to attend for Free
Admission to our Long Beach
State Baseball game on
February 29 with proper ID.
Long Beach State Baseball is
ranked No. 13th in the
Nation in the College
Athletics.
Game time: 6:30 PM
Location: Blair Field;
4700 Deukmejan Drive, Long
Beach, CA 90804
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Thursday February 28, 2008 -
8:00 PM
Leap Year RC
appearance/Music Trivia Nite
at Whistle Stop
Address: 2236 Fern St
City: San Diego
State: California
Country: US
Zip Code: 92104
Cost: $5 to play/$0 to watch
Description: ***SPECIAL
MINI-SET BY
ROOKIE
CARD DURING
HALFTIME!
"We'll sing 2/29 at midnight
so we can likely be the
first proper Leap Year Day
party of 2008."
Free FIRST drink for Leapers
- have ID ready!
Cover Me Badd's Musical
Pursuit is the last Thursday
of every month at The
Whistle Stop!
Sign-up at 8:00. MUSIC
TRIVIA STARTS AT 9:00 SHARP.
The questions will cover a
wide range of eras/genres
plus a LIVE Name That Tune
section with THE MAD LIBS
(members of the Barnacles
Billy Midnight) $5 per
player (or watch for free)
and the winning team splits
the money
with the musical guest
(teams have won as much as
$240). If you don't have a
team (up to 5 people), know
that
there are always cool people
looking for an extra
teammate. Fun for folks at
ALL levels of music-dorkdom!!
EVERYONE gets a prize, the
losing team gets free drinks
plus freebies for the best
team name and dry t-shirt!
WhistleStopBar.com
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COLORADO
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Leap Day Stand-Up Comedy
Event in Carbondale,
Colorado
(25 miles from Aspen) at
Steve's Guitars - the
hippest joint in Colorado's
Western Slope.
Any Leap Day Baby (over 18
with proof of birth) gets in
free and enjoys drinks on
the house.
5 local comics, BYOB, local
fun... nothing like it in
Colorado, so check it out if
you're in the neighborhood.
7:30 PM - $12 for
non-Leapers. Cheers!
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FLORIDA
USA |
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Leap Year Tour
PAMPERED Bike Tours
Florida’s Space Coast
February 24, 2008--February
29, 2008 - Florida
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ILLINOIS
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The Globe Pub is hosting a
Leap Year Party for all Leap
Year Birthdays (21+) -
Illinois
Anyone born on February
29th, with valid ID, enjoys
complimentary drinks for the
evening.
The Globe Pub
1934 W Irving Park
Chicago, IL 60613
www.theglobepub.com
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IOWA |
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Leap Year Birthday Party
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Leap Year Birthday Party Storytime |
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February 29, 2008 from 04:00 pm to 05:00 pm |
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Main - Children's Dept |
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Children's Staff |
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childrens@clinton.lib.ia.us |
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If February 29th is your birthday, come to the library and bring a friend to help celebrate.
2008 is a leap year, which means that it has 366 days instead of the usual 365 days that
an ordinary year has. An extra day is added in a leap year—February 29
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MARYLAND
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Baltimore and Annapolis,
Maryland
MORTON’S THE STEAKHOUSE
CELEBRATES LEAP YEAR
BY OFFERING A FREE DINNER
FOR THOSE BORN ON FEBRUARY
29
February 29 Might Only Come
Once Every Four Years, but
Morton’s Philadelphia, King
of Prussia,
Baltimore and Annapolis
Restaurants are Helping
Those with this Special Leap
Day Birthday Make it a Night
to Remember.
Reservations are Limited to
the First 29 “Leaplings”
For reservations, call
215-557-0724 for
Philadelphia
610-491-1900 for King of
Prussia
and
specify “Leap Year Birthday”
The free,
birthday dinner consists of
a single-cut filet; choice
of Morton’s jumbo lump crab
cake, shrimp Alexander, or
broiled sea scallops; choice
of Caesar salad or Morton’s
salad with blue cheese
dressing, chopped egg and
anchovies; choice of
Morton’s Legendary Hot
Chocolate (Birthday) Cake or
key lime pie; and a
complimentary glass of
champagne for “leaplings” at
least five and one-quarter
years old (otherwise known
as 21 and older).
Morton’s is asking that all
“leaplings” show proof of
date of birth (valid I.D.),
as well as make advance
reservations.
Morton’s is
limiting reservations to the
first 29 “leaplings.”
To make reservations, call
215-557-0724 for
Philadelphia,
610-491-1900 for King of
Prussia, 410-547-8255
for Baltimore or
410-280-1170 for Annapolis
and specify “Leap Year
Birthday.”
Mark McNeal, General Manager
at Morton’s in King of
Prussia, said, “With Leap
Year only coming once every
four years, we wanted to do
something special to
highlight those with this
unique birthday who can’t
celebrate on their actual
birthday each year.
What could be a better
birthday present than a free
dinner at Morton’s?”
Morton’s The Steakhouse is
located at:
- 1411 Walnut Street in
Philadelphia, PA
- The Pavilion at King of
Prussia Mall at 640 W.
Dekalb Pike, Suite 1250 King
of Prussia,
PA
- 300 South Charles Street
in Baltimore, MD
- 100 Westgate Circle in
Annapolis, MD
www.mortons.com
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MICHIGAN
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A
Leap Day Celebration -
AARP and Tim Bits and
Hockey Association Night
Saginaw, Michigan
The Spirit take on
the Belleville Bulls at
7:11 PM For more
information, please contact
the Spirit at 989-497-7747
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NEVADA
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EUREKA OPERA HOUSE
Convention and Cultural Arts
Center - Nevada
Leap Day Concert
February 29, 2008 7:00 p.m.
Eureka, Nevada
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NEW JERSEY
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The Great Leap Day Chase
- New Jersey
Presented by Ravenchase
Adventures
When: Friday, February 29,
2008 Time: 7pm
Where: Princeton, NJ (Exact
location will be revealed to
participants through a clue
emailed to them prior to the
event)
Cost: $25/player, Leap Day
Babies are FREE (proof of
birthday will be required)
Contact Details: Kristine
Jenner
northeast@ravenchase.com
(609) 838-1500
Event Details:
February, so what if it is
still the shortest month of
the year. Once every four
years, February has 29 days
instead of 28
and this is a reason to
celebrate…Ravenchase Style.
So savor the last hours of
Leap Day on an adventure
hunt solving
clues, breaking codes and
ciphers, and of course a
drink on us at a secret end
location.
To register visit
www.ravenchase.com! If
you are a Leap Day Baby,
please contact us at
northeast@ravenchase.com
to
take advantage of your free
pass :)
Kristine & Robert Jenner
Northeast Regional Directors
Ravenchase Adventures
northeast@ravenchase.com
www.ravenchase.com
(609) 838-1500 Office
(888) 702-9039 x4 Toll Free
(866) 773-3645 Fax
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NEW MEXICO
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The World Wide Leap
Year Festival
At The Leap Year Capital of the World
Anthony, Texas/New Mexico
This is the 6th Quadrennial World Wide Leap Year Festival! Click on the
web site link for details.
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Make it a meaningful Leap
Year Day by coming to Santa
Fe's LEAP party! - New
Mexico
Eric Lalo Graham is
organizing an event and
business promotional
campaign for Leap Day '08
in Santa Fe, NM, and is
looking for Leap Year Day
babies to invite to the
event.
Contact Eric at
ecg@innsidebarcelona.com
for more details and an
invitation.
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New York, USA
THE
NEW YORK PLAZA HOTEL is
being renovated and will NOT
have a Leap Year event this
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Leap Day Babies provided by... The Honor Society of Leap Year Day Babies!
The Martha Stewart Show Leap Year Show taped on Tuesday February 26 will air on Friday February 29.
Join Martha for a special presentation that can only happen once every four years: the Leap Year Show!
Our audience full of people born on this special day is ready to join in the fun. First, Martha takes you
behind the scenes at the amazing La Grenouille restaurant for a look at the elegant cuisine and stunning
flowers for which the iconic New York eatery is known. Then, wildlife expert David Mizejewski returns with
some fascinating leaping frogs you'll definitely want to see. Plus, Rob Kalin, founder of etsy.com, the online
home for everything handmade, is here with the site's top-selling crafts.
And, Martha shares a leap year Good Thing.
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Calling all Leap Day Babies!
The Village Pourhouse Throws
a Kid’s Party to Remember
Friday, February 29th Leap
Day Baby Birthday 7:00pm No
Cover!
After four long years of
waiting, it is finally time!
Calling Leap Year Day Babies
everywhere! Embrace your
inner
child and come down to The
Village Pourhouse for a
Birthday Party right out of
your childhood dreams.
Whether
it is your sixth, seventh,
or eighth, this will be a
birthday to remember. There
will be bright balloons, fun
decorations,
delicious cake, and
boisterous activities to
bring you way back. Don’t
miss out on our
Pin-the-Tail-on-the Donkey.
Be sure to take a big swing
at our piñata filled with
adult favorites such as
drink tickets and free bar
tabs at The
Village Pourhouse. If you
show proof you are an actual
Leap Year Day baby, you will
drink free Bud and Bud Light
from 7-9pm. Leap Year Day
only comes around every four
years and we are confident
that this party will be
enough
fun to last you until 2012.
To RSVP or for more
information, contact Cari,
our very own leap year baby
celebrating her 7th
birthday!
212-979-2337 Ext. 8003 or
Cari@yourpartyplanning.com
The Village Pourhouse
64 Third Avenue at 11th
Street, New York, NY
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Leap Year Happiness Weekend
- Feb 29th - March 2nd -
North Carolina
JH
Adams Inn. Includes a
seminar at Drexel Heritage
9:30 - 11:30 AM and
a seminar at JH Adams Inn
2:30 - 5 PM
High
Point, NC -
Contact:
(336) 882-3267
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Oregon, USA |
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Leapy B-Day Party at the
Hotel Monaco Portland,
Oregon, February 29th, 2008 - 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm
The Hotel Monaco Portland is throwing a birthday party for Leapies,
supplying complimentary champagne
and cake. There will be music,
a massage
therapist giving complimentary chair massages and a balloon
artist.
There is no cost to attend, and the party is open to the public.
Hotel Monaco Portland
506 SW Washington St.
Portland, OR 97204
Contact Daryn at
(503) 417-3323 or
email him at
Daryn.White@kimptonhotels.com
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February 29th World's
Greatest Leap Year Party -
Oregon
Eastern Sunz perform at the
Inner Child Cafe
310 Oak St
Ashland, OR
Doors at 9PM $5 All Ages
also featuring One Movement
and The T Club
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Philadelphia and King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
MORTON’S THE STEAKHOUSE CELEBRATES LEAP YEAR
BY OFFERING A FREE DINNER FOR THOSE BORN ON FEBRUARY 29
February 29 Might Only Come Once Every Four Years, but Morton’s Philadelphia, King of Prussia, Baltimore and Annapolis Restaurants are Helping Those with this Special Leap Day Birthday Make it a Night to Remember.
Reservations are Limited to the First 29 “Leaplings”
For reservations, call
215-557-0724 for Philadelphia
610-491-1900 for King of Prussia
and specify “Leap Year Birthday”
The free, birthday dinner consists of a single-cut filet; choice of Morton’s jumbo lump crab cake, shrimp Alexander, or broiled sea scallops; choice of Caesar salad or Morton’s salad with blue cheese dressing, chopped egg and anchovies; choice of Morton’s Legendary Hot Chocolate (Birthday) Cake or key lime pie; and a complimentary glass of champagne for “leaplings” at least five and one-quarter years old (otherwise known as 21 and older).
Morton’s is asking that all “leaplings” show proof of date of birth (valid I.D.), as well as make advance reservations. Morton’s is limiting reservations to the first 29 “leaplings.” To make reservations, call 215-557-0724 for Philadelphia, 610-491-1900 for King of Prussia, 410-547-8255 for Baltimore or 410-280-1170 for Annapolis and specify “Leap Year Birthday.”
Mark McNeal, General Manager at Morton’s in King of Prussia, said, “With Leap Year only coming once every four years, we wanted to do something special to highlight those with this unique birthday who can’t celebrate on their actual birthday each year. What could be a better birthday present than a free dinner at Morton’s?”
Morton’s The Steakhouse is located at:
- 1411 Walnut Street in Philadelphia, PA
- The Pavilion at King of Prussia Mall at 640 W. Dekalb Pike, Suite 1250 King of Prussia, PA
- 300 South Charles Street in Baltimore, MD
- 100 Westgate Circle in Annapolis, MD
www.mortons.com
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THE CARRIAGE HOUSE - Pennsylvania
at Holiday Inn West Chester
943 S. High Street West Chester, PA
We are hosting a Leap Year Birthday party with complimentary dinner for those who have valid ID with 2/29 as
their birthday. (limited to the first 15 people)
We will have other food & drink specials, “Pop It!” Balloons for discounts & prizes, and the DJ starts at 9 pm
with dancing till 1am. hmcalpine@chrco.com 610-692-1900 x 360
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Our birthday is on a Friday in 2008 - Two of
my friends, who are also Leap Day Babies, and I, are planning a
huge Birthday Party for our Birthday Leap Year Day 2008. It should be a
really good time. You can email me
at
lbell80229@aim.com.
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Mt. Pleasant, SC, Whole Foods grocery store
will be giving away free a 6 inch cake and a $10 gift certificate to any
Leap Day Baby with a valid driver's license. If your Leap Day Babies do
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TEXAS, USA |
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The World Wide Leap
Year Festival
At The Leap Year Capital of the World
Anthony, Texas/New Mexico
This is the 6th Quadrennial World Wide Leap Year Festival! Click on the
web site link for details.
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My name
is James Collins. I will be 10 this
year. Yay!
Me and a bunch of my friends will be
at Griff's Sports Bar in Houston,
Texas, for Leap Day 2008.
3416
Roseland St
Houston,
TX 77006
713-528-99152
I will
probably get there around lunchtime,
but we will be there all day. If
anyone wants to come by they are
more than welcome. There will be
drinks, good food, lot of TVs and a
DJ starts at 10:00 pm. It's going
to
be a lot of fun.
Happy
Leap Year,
James
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Thursday February 28th
(Yes, Twenty-Eigth) - Leap Day Birthday Celebration - Texas
Alvin Community College
3110 Mustang Rd.
Alvin, Texas, Phone 281-756-3500
Students and members of the community are invited to a birthday
celebration in the Student Center.
Free Birthday cake for everyone from 10:00 AM-1:00 PM.
Special guest, Gary Appelt, mayor of Alvin will be here to help
celebrate.
The first 29 Leap Day babies to show proper identification will receive
a free gift.
All Leap Day Babies from the campus and the community are encouraged to
sign a “Leap Frog” for display.
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We need a party in Dallas, Texas!
It seems that no one is celebrating in Dallas, Texas...and it's a
Friday!!
Even though I'll be 15 this year, I'm an "original party animal"...I'd
like to party with anyone, 6-22, this year...
If others in Dallas area are interested, Email me, Barb, and we'll set a
place & time! bkh0229@verizon.net
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The Fairmont Dallas is
hosting a party just for Leap Day Babies - Texas
Are you a Leap Year
baby and only get to celebrate your February 29th
birthday once every four years?
If so, you definitely need to celebrate in style
with The Fairmont Dallas’ fabulous Leap Year
Birthday
weekend escapes.
Our Leap
Year Day Birthday
Package includes a personalized
Birthday Cake, Champagne toast and overnight
accommodations in a an elegant guestroom for the
nights of Friday, February 29th and
Saturday, March 1st, 2008.
Special rates for this package are $29 for
Friday and $269 for Saturday (average $149 per
night) and require a
minimum two-night stay.
For Leap Year Day
babies who want to celebrate in truly high style
for 2008, The Fairmont Dallas is offering
The Leap Year Day
Birthday Extravaganza. This
package includes two nights in a luxurious
Fairmont Gold
Suite, the hotel’s exclusive club level floor, a
Champagne toast and a birthday cake reception
for ten people in
your suite. This exciting package also includes
a private consultation with the Fairmont Gold
Concierge to help
orchestrate the perfect celebration from start
to finish. Available for the nights of February
29 and March 1 at the
rate of $1299.
Additional rooms may
be booked at prevailing rates. Leapers must
provide verification of birth date and packages
are subject to availability. Package rates
require a minimum two-night stay over Friday
2/29 and Saturday 3/1.
Tax and gratuity not included.
For more information
or to make reservations, please call
214-720-5290 or visit
www.fairmont.com/dallas.
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Coordinating a party
for our birthday,
Friday, Leap Day 2008?
Let us know,
don't hesitate! We'll post it on this page!
Email Raenell here.
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PARTY IDEAS
If you can not find a party
in your area, contact the
Chamber of Commerce; the
fun spots in the area like the zoo,
museums, amusement parks; restaurants; radio stations;
local morning programs; and ask them if they
are doing
anything
special for Leap Day. If not
ask them if they would
please consider celebrating
Leap Day with a special
party for Leapers, or a
discount for Leapers. They
just might be happy you
called! Then let us know so
we
can post
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