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North Dakotans of all ages and sizes are invited to enjoy some winter family fun in Bismarck celebrating North Dakota’s snow angel record of 2007 listed in the Guinness Book of World Records. The celebration reception will take place Wednesday, December 26, at 12 noon in Memorial Hall in the state capitol building. Governor John Hoeven and First Lady Mikey Hoeven will host the celebration.

The celebration is the kickoff event for Showcase North Dakota, a two-day festival of entertainment and art displays at the North Dakota Heritage Center, and Memorial Hall in the state capitol building.

Visitors are also encouraged to “be an angel” by bringing non-perishable items to help those in need during both days. Drop spots for the donated items will be at vans parked in front of the state capitol building and in boxes at entries to the state capitol building (the south entrance), the North Dakota State Library, and the North Dakota Heritage Center.

Refreshments will be available throughout both days, courtesy of North Dakota state employees. There will also be decorated Christmas trees on display in the west wing ground floor of the state capitol building.

“We want to make sure North Dakotans have a chance to celebrate this unique and very special world record,” said Marilyn Snyder, curator of education for the State Historical Society of North Dakota, who organized the record-setting event on the state capitol grounds February 17, 2007, when 8,962 “angels” beat the previous record of 3,784 set at Michigan Technical University in February 2006. North Dakota was the original record holder when 1,791 people participated in March 2002.

Each participant in the record-breaking snow angel event who attends the December 26 celebration reception and presents his or her snow angel postcard will receive a free replica of the Guinness Book of World Records certificate as a keepsake of the activity that attracted national and international media coverage.

Snow angel t-shirts, postcards, and “Season’s Greetings” holiday cards celebrating North Dakota’s snow angel record are available at the North Dakota Heritage Center Museum Store or by contacting Museum Stores Manager Rhonda Brown at (701) 328-2822, email at rhbrown@nd.gov, or order online at www.nd.gov/hist/museumstore while supplies last.