REI Grand Opening!
Outdoor enthusiasts! Your ultimate shopping destination, REI, is celebrating a grand opening of its new store at the Market Place in Tustin. It’s a weekend of presentations, giveaways and a winter sale.
The first 200 people (ages 12 and older) who visit the store today, Saturday and Sunday will receive a special edition water bottle with an REI gift card ranging in value from $5 to $100. And enjoy a free continental breakfast served before the store opens throughout the grand opening weekend. Doors open at 9 a.m. each day.
You can can also enter to win a variety of REI and Novara prizes throughout the grand opening celebration, including an REI Mountain 2 Tent, REI Flash 65 Pack, Novara Pika Bike and more.
To celebrate the store’s new community space, REI has invited a group of Orange County athlete each evening beginning tonight through Tuesday whose amazing stories inspire others to get into the great outdoors. Each night a community reception will be held at 6 p.m. and the talk will begin at 7 p.m. Participants can register at http://www.rei.com/stores/17 for the following presentations:
Today: Jacke Van Woerkom, founder of Trail Angels.
Saturday: Ryan and John Dahlem, father and son climbing team.
Sunday: Jordan Romero, youngest person to summit all Seven Summits.
Monday: Kat Swigart, equestrian endurance racer.
Tuesday: Michelle Barton, Doug Malewicki and Sierra Barton, family of Badwater Ultramarathon runners.
REI is the Tustin side of the Market Place, next to Best Buy. 714.505.0205.
