Yet another amazing event…with a scary start
Yet another amazing event... ...with a scary start
Saturday, December 17 at 11:25pm a mother with a child comes to our booth completely panic stricken and scared.
“It’s so terrible! I can’t find my daughter! I lost her!” she cried. “I don’t know where she went!”
A child is lost.
My wife and I just looked at each other in horror and proceeded to act. I called the mall manager to contact the security, while my wife and son began their search throughout the mall. Walking from store to store, asking everyone around them if they had seen the child. Luckily the mother had shared an image of her daughter with me, so I shared the image to as many vendors as I could. The situation was tense and only got worse by the minute. After 40 minutes, my son returns to our booth with tears in his eyes, “Dad, I can’t find her…” his tears made mine well up. “Don’t worry, mijo, they’ll find her”.
The mother calls me. Security found her. She was on the South end of JCPennys, standing alone in the parking lot. The girl is recovered, returned to mama and joy is once again restored for this family.
One of the most important factors of this holiday season is our children.
They bring the magic to this time of year. As I sit here typing this, seeing so many children being excited, anxious, nervous and well, ecstatic to see Santa is a clear reminder of what makes Christmas special.
During your holiday shopping, please watch over your children. They are the flower of our nation and their days of wonder are limited, as it seems that society only becomes
more and more conflictive.
Phew…now onto something lighter.
The mall was packed this weekend! There were soo many people all throughout, and the shopping season was in full effect. Many vendors shared with us that they had a great time and sold alot…one vendor sold out! We would like to congratulate Mr. George Pintar for selling out of his books! next time he has books, please swing by and pick up a copy. Great writing and easy to read. GO GEORGE!
What’s in 2023?
The only thing we have coming in 2023 is more opportunity to share our talents with our community!! Just not January. It’s just economics that the mall and many shopping centers are very low traffic for the month of January, so we skip it. That’ll give us a chance to create more, boost our biz, make new connections and figure out new strategies for our spots!
So nothing in January…at all?
Well, we wouldn’t say nothing. We at ACC Bazaar are extremely grateful to every single vendor that has participated at the Bazaar in 2022. To show our gratitude, we would like to invite everyone to a “posolada”, a chill night of posole, coffee and jams at the Downtown Blues Coffee on Main st. We are still working out the kinks for the event, but we’ll make an announcement soon.
New in 2023
The website has an “about the vendor” form that you can fill out, with biz name and contact info, and section to upload your logo and photos. This information will be used to create a directory of vendors for 2 particular reasons. 1, it helps vendors that don’t necessarily have an online presence, an opportunity to display their items, and have a link to share. 2, for our customers. Sometimes customers buy items from us, but forget who they bought from. With pictures displayed, it may help make a connection.
So in a way, it’s like the bazaar, online. Sign up today: “About the Vendor” Form
There is no charge for this service, I strongly believe that we all can benefit from this, making our community stronger.
Phew, that’s alot..
Sorry for the long article. We’ve been extremely excited throughout the year for this event, and we only want to make better, for us, for Las Cruces. We will always be eternally grateful to Loretta Pina, Manager at Mesilla Valley Mall, for allowing us to hold this event here. Special thanks to the maintenance and security from the Mesilla Valley Mall, for always being on top of things. And to my boy Luis Lazcano, for always being on top of the sound for our live music.
Wishing everyone the merriest of Christmas, the happiest of Holidays and the warmest hugs for all of our vendors, friends, family and customers. Bring it, 2023.
