The Festival of Trees is always scheduled on the Wednesday after Thanksgiving. This year that falls on Wednesday, November 29th. This way we have plenty of time to get into the Christmas Spirit.
Perhaps the greatest phenomenon of all is that everything is donated. The trees are decorated and purchased by individuals, families, organizations, businesses, and church groups. In addition, others generously donate items to fill the shops. Businesses provide the paper and printing of posters and tickets. Corporations offer their covered trucks and drivers to help deliver the trees, and so much more! Thousands of people contribute countless hours and means to give “A Gift of Love" to children. Every penny earned goes to help children at Primary Children's Hospital.
Visitors to Festival enjoy a variety of tasteful entertainment featured in the lobby and on two performance stages in the exhibit hall. The performers range from pianists, vocalists, dancing groups, ukulele bands, bagpipe players to tap dancers & cheerleaders. Festival goers can enjoy continuous entertainment on two stages while sitting in comfortable chairs.
TREE DELIVERY is the one of the most amazing parts of Festival. After Festival closes on Saturday night, volunteers wrap and box up all of the Christmas Trees and Wreaths. Large, donated trucks and truck drivers line up on Sunday morning and along with the volunteers, they (the volunteers and truck drivers) deliver the trees.
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| Volunteers show up late Saturday night to wrap up trees and box up everything that goes with the tree. |
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| Lots of muscle and ingenuity is involved with tree delivery! |
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| An aweseome truck driver found a good use for the leftover shrink wrap! |
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| Tired but happy volunteers on Sunday afternoon after a successful day of delivering trees. |
Most every tree is set up exactly like it is set up at Festival.
Volunteers have pictures and carefully place every item exactly where it was.
This display was set up in a local office building.
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