BEN Around Philly airs every Saturday morning at 7am on 95.7 BEN-FM and is sponsored by The Fillmore Philadelphia.
On this week’s episode, the 37th Annual West Chester Christmas Parade presented by QVC, PDQ Restaurants and Christmas Village temporarily re-locating to City Hall this year!
First, Kristen sits down with Mark Yoder, President of the Greater West Chester Chamber of Commerce and Suzanne Quigley, Director of QVC Community Affairs and Corporate Social Responsibility about the 37th Annual West Chester Christmas Parade, Presented by QVC. On Friday evening, December 2nd – downtown West Chester kicks off the Christmas Season with a tree lighting ceremony, Christmas festival, Jingle Elf Run/Walk, PLUS hundreds of dancers, performers, and musicians. USA Today called West Chester’s Christmas celebration “one of the top ten places to experience the arrival of Santa Claus during the holiday season”. Find more details HERE.
Then Michael Keller, PDQ’s Marketing Director for the Philadelphia/New Jersey market joins Kristen in studio with all of the details on this Tampa-based restaurant chain run by “People Dedicated to Quality”. Visit PDQ in Cherry Hill and Sicklerville, New Jersey for their well-known hospitality and delicious food, Just Made Better. Their food is fresh, never frozen (with hand-breaded chicken tenders and no hormones or steroids), hand-tossed salads, made-to-order sandwiches, hand-cut fries, hand-spun shakes – and even their many sauces are made in house. Find out more HERE.
Christmas is just around the corner, and Philadelphia’s authentic Christmas Village returns to Center City again this year – but in a new spot! Event Manager, Isabelle Wiedemann joins Kristen to talk about the move from LOVE Park to City Hall this year, the new Ho Ho Ho Happy Hour, food, drinks (MULLED WINE!), entertainment, and the opening ceremonies with a very special German guest! Find all of the dates, times, events and more HERE.