Jump Start The School Year With PREIT’s Back to School Festivities

Celebrate the start of the 2023-2024 school year at PREIT’s Philadelphia properties – Moorestown Mall, Cherry Hill Mall, Springfield Mall, Plymouth Meeting Mall, and Willow Grove Park – with family-friendly activities and entertainment.

Millions of families in the U.S. struggle to access nutritious food; most affected are children.

To help ensure all families have access to healthy food in and after school, this school year, PREIT is focusing its efforts on Fuel For School. Across its portfolio, each mall will ask for monetary and food donations in collaboration with local food banks and organizations during the Back-to-School events.

In return, some malls will be thanking donors with a tenant coupon, giveaways, a chance to spin prize wheels, and more.

“We’re looking forward to welcoming back the school year as the summer season starts to wind down, and what better way to celebrate than with the collaboration of our local partners,” said Lisa Pellicciotta, Vice President of Marketing at PREIT. “This year, we’re proud to support nutrition for all children with our Fuel For School campaign. We welcome the Philadelphia community to join in the fun with great food, live music, and activities for all ages.”

Fuel For School Events:

Moorestown Mall (Saturday, August 19, 10 AM-12 PM)

Join us in HomeSense Court for a fun-filled morning where “class” is in session with Mr. Mario and Ms. Toadstool.

Special guest appearances by Mario and Princess Peach; get groovin’ with DJ Terry; experiments and entertainment with Ridiculous Nicholas; get crafty and hand-sew your own wallet; mathematics-based mall-wide scavenger hunt; coloring; temporary tattoos.

Stop by The Salvation Army Camden Kroc Center table to make a monetary or food donation.

Cherry Hill Mall (Saturday, August 19, 11 AM-1 PM)

Join us in Grand Court for live music, dance entertainment, food samples, crafts, demonstrations, fashion, and more.

Special guest appearance by Bluey, music by DJs, pep rally and cheer demos, selfie station by Moments By Max, RISE Performing Arts – student performances from the musical Willy Wonka, caricaturists, a kid’s tattoo station, a craft station featuring friendship bracelets, color your own Dr. Suess-themed bookmark, Back-to-School fashion event presented by ModelBehavior Inc, food sampling by Auntie Anne’s Pretzels and Meet Twistee, makeover consultations by Aveda, shop our Small Business Marketplace sponsored by Curate Noir.

Stop by the Center for Family Services prize wheel. Want to take a spin? Just make a monetary or food donation.

The event is sponsored by Dentistry for Special People and RISE Performing Arts.

Springfield Mall (Saturday, August 19, 11 AM-1 PM):

Get ready for the school year with us in Center Court.

The fun will include crafts, superhero appearances, live music by a DJ, and local vendors.

Help us combat food insecurity for children and families by making a donation to our community partner, Media Food Bank.

Plymouth Meeting Mall (Saturday, September 9, 11 AM-2 PM):

Join us in Center Court for family-friendly fun presented by Slime Time and Jump Star Bungee.

Special musical performance by Lolly Hopwood to kick off the party, music by DJ Greg Curran, balloon twisting, face painting, balloon photo backdrop, Caricatoonz By John Spraque, interactive Slime Time table, treats by Totally Twisted Pretzel, and Real Fruit Bubble Tea.

Martha’s Choice Marketplace will be on hand to collect monetary and food donations. Anyone who makes a donation will receive a $5 off bungee jump ride by Jump Star Bungee and Uncle Joe’s Arcade.

Willow Grove Park (Saturday, September 9, 11 AM-1 PM):

Lots of fun activities planned in Macy’s Court.

Special guest appearance by Chase, Skye, and Marshall from Paw Patrol; music by DJ Greg Curran; balloon shimmer wall photo backdrop; pencil case craft station; balloon twisting by Moments By Max; kid’s tattoo station.

Stop by the Jenkintown Food Cupboard to make a monetary or food donation.

Anyone who makes a donation can enter for a chance to win a backpack stuffed with school supplies and more.

For more information about each event, please visit the malls’ websites.

About PREIT:

PREIT (OTCQB: PRET) is a real estate investment trust that owns and manages innovative properties developed to be thoughtful, community-centric hubs.

PREIT’s robust portfolio of carefully curated, ever-evolving properties generates success for its tenants and meaningful impact for the communities it serves by keenly focusing on five core areas of established and emerging opportunity: multi-family & hotel, health & tech, retail, essentials, and grocery, and experiential.

Located primarily in densely-populated regions, PREIT is a top operator of high-quality, purposeful places that serve as one-stop destinations for customers to shop, dine, play, and stay.

Additional information is available at www.preit.com or on Twitter, Instagram, or LinkedIn.