VANCOUVER, Wash. – Washington State University Vancouver invites community members to get in the holiday spirit—Cougar style! Come to Holiday Cheer and Gift Gear from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Dec. 3 at the Hilton Vancouver Washington, 301 W. 6th Street, Vancouver, WA 98660. Get a free photo with WSU’s mascot Butch T. Cougar and shop for Cougar gear at Crimson & Gray’s popup shop.
Santa Butch will be wearing a traditional red shirt and cap trimmed in white faux fur. Holiday Butch will pose wearing a crimson sequin blazer. Santa Butch and Holiday Butch will alternate every 30 minutes. The family- and pet-friendly event is free and open to all.
In the spirit of the holidays, guests are encouraged to make a cash donation or bring nonperishable food items to the event to support WSU Vancouver’s Cougar Food Pantry.
For more information, email Jacob Hirning at jacob.hirning@wsu.edu.
About WSU Vancouver
As one of six campuses of the WSU system, WSU Vancouver offers big-school resources in a small-school environment. The university provides affordable, high-quality baccalaureate- and graduate-level education to benefit the people and communities it serves. As the only four-year research university in Southwest Washington, WSU Vancouver helps drive economic growth through relationships with local businesses and industries, schools and nonprofit organizations.
WSU Vancouver is located on the homelands of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe and Peoples of the Lower Columbia Valley. We acknowledge their presence here. WSU Vancouver expresses its respect towards these original and current caretakers of the region. We pledge that these relationships will be built on mutual trust and respect.
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