What is Magical Night of Giving?
This popular holiday fund-raising evening will be held on Sunday, November 4 from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. Like last year's extremely well-received event, Magical Night of Giving will be a four-hour extravaganza of exclusive savings throughout the mall, plus family-oriented activities and holiday entertainment. In addition, tons of door prizes will be awarded.

Is Magical Night of Giving open to the public?
Yes, the mall is open to the general public during the event; however, purchase of a ticket by making a $5 donation to a participating non-profit organization entitles you to receive the exclusive savings offered by mall merchants.

How do I purchase a ticket?
Tickets are available to the general public by local non-profit and charitable organizations in the months leading up to the event. They can also be purchased at the Mall at Guest Services to benefit the Mall’s partner in education, Neale School.

What time should I arrive for this event?
On the Sunday that Magical Night of Giving takes place, mall stores will close at 5:00 pm to prepare for the event and they will reopen at 6:00 pm and will remain open until 10:00pm.

Why is Magical Night of Giving held?
It is Grand Central Mall’s wish to give back to the community that is so good to us all year. 100% of the funds raised through ticket sales will go to local charities.

This event also provides a unique chance for people to get a jump start on their holiday shopping and have a lot of fun at the same time. With the many store discounts and specials being offered, MAGICAL NIGHT  shoppers can save money while raising funds for local non-profit and charitable groups.

How do non-profit organizations make money?
The event is a unique fundraising occasion in that it presents an opportunity for local non-profits to benefit by receiving 100% of the funds raised from ticket sales. Any qualified non-profit organization, including schools, churches and other groups wishing to become a part of the event, will receive pre-printed tickets from the mall, which its members can sell to the public. There are no start-up costs or fees to the organizations that sell tickets.

Why do shoppers want to buy tickets?
First, all the money generated by ticket sales are donated to the non-profit group selling the tickets. Second, purchase of a ticket also entitles shoppers to receive special offers and discounts from stores that only are available to MAGICAL NIGHT  shoppers that night. Many of last year's attendees cited the shorter holiday shopping lines as one of the most enjoyable aspects of the event. Shoppers attending will find a wide variety of family-friendly activities and entertainment, including live musical performances, a magic show and much more. Magical Night of Giving will also feature special visits with Santa Claus complete with treats for the kids.

Will a lot of stores be open for this event?
Most Grand Central Mall retailers will be open during the event and many will offer special discounts, sales, gift-with-purchases, etc., that will only be available during the event.  Santa will be available to listen to children's wishes and entertainment will take place throughout the mall.

Can you give us more information about what discounts, sales and offers will be available?               
We are in the process of securing offers from the stores.  Closer to the event we will post a list of retailer offers on this site.  Please remember, store offers listed on this site are valid only on Sunday, November 4, 2007 between 6:00pm and 10:00pm.

I don’t want to shop or make a donation. Can I just enter the drawing?
You can enter the drawings by sending a 3 ½ x 5 card complete with your name, address, daytime phone number, date of birth, and email address to: MNOG DRAWING c/o Grand Central Mall PO Box 6001, Vienna, WV 26105. All mail-in entries must be post-marked by October 31, 2007. Individuals may also visit the Guest Services Center or Mall Office during regular mall hours and request an official entry form, which must be deposited into the Official Entry Box on the night of the event. Incomplete entries will not be accepted. Individuals must be 18 years of age or older to be eligible for prizes and must be able to provide proper identification to receive a prize.

Tell me more about the prizes?
Prizes of varying values will be awarded throughout the evening. To be eligible to win a prize, if you have not purchased at ticket, you must complete an official entry form on the night of the event and deposit in the Official Prize Entry box located near Center Court or complete a mail-in entry as described above. Otherwise, your ticket stub is your door prize entry. Winning numbers will be posted on a tote board. To enter the drawing, you must be 18 years or age or older, but do not need to be present to win. Details, including a list of available prizes, are available in the Magical Night of Giving Official Rules and Regulations available at the Mall Management Office, Guest Services or on-line at www.grandcentralmall.com. Employees of Glimcher Realty Trust and its affiliate companies are not eligible to win prizes but may take advantage of the MAGICAL NIGHT  discounts.

Just how big is this event?
In 2005, more than 200,000 shoppers and charity patrons attended Magical Night of Giving at Glimcher malls across the nation, raising $1,100,000 that went to over 1,000 non-profit organizations in the 22 cities that participated.

How do we get involved?
Representatives of qualified non-profit organizations interested in becoming a part of the event are encouraged to reserve tickets by calling Katrina Wright, Marketing Director at Grand Central Mall at 304-485-4465.

If my group participates, do we have to sell a certain number of tickets?               
Every organization has different goals and needs so there is no minimum or maximum number of tickets an organization is required to sell.  There is no charge to the non-profit for the tickets.             

Tickets are available from participating non-profit organizations and at the Mall.