Festival of Trees

Forty-five decorated seven-and-a-half-foot trees, twenty-four decorated miniature trees and twenty-four decorated wreaths will highlight the 2008 Festival of Trees. Community volunteers have donated their time and creative talents to decorate the trees and wreaths which have a one-of-a-kind theme expressed through ornaments and decorations. The large trees are pre-sold for $550 and the wreaths and miniature trees are available for purchase at the Festival.

The Festival of Trees is on Saturday, November 22 from 9am-6pm and Sunday, November 23 from Noon-5pm at the Education Building on the Dixie Classic Fairgrounds. This year's Festival Chairs-Evan Dunnagan, Jamie Stacy and Shannon Wilson and their committees started meeting early in the summer to begin planning for the Festival and hope to see you there.

Highlights of the Festival include:

-Children's Activities including face painting, making reindeer food, tumbling with The Little Gym, making a craft with Gymboree and other craft projects.

-Children's Shoppe where children can do holiday shopping for family, teachers and friends.

-Gingerbread Village with 22 decorated houses, barns and churches available through silent auction decorated by local chefs, artists and community members.

-Autographed Celebrity Ornaments such as Ina Garten, Coach Dino Gaudio, Richard Petty, Jack Nicklaus, Kasey Kahne, Coach Roy Williams, Arnold Palmer, America Ferrera, Rascal Flatts, Chris Daughtry, Matt Kenseth, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jay Leno, Kevin Harvick, Clint Bowyer, Chris Paul, Jeff Burton, WFU Men's Basketball Players and Coaches, Alan Jackson, Kyle Busch, Kate Bosworth, Angela Bassett, Anthony Hopkins, Coach Jim Grobe, Coach Mike Krzyzewski and many more available through silent auction bidding.

-Shop in the Holiday Market: Button's, Catamount Specialties, Costco, Dewey's Bakery, Friends of Brenner Children's Hospital, Gymboree Play and Music, Habitat for Humanity, HJ Designs, Home Interiors, House of Plants, Mary Kay Cosmetics by Denise Conrad, Karen and Nancy Homemade Goodies, Love the Pearls, Primo Water, Princess House, Ritual Waters, Sassy Selections, Simply Sterling, The Finishing Touch, The Longaberger Company ®, The Pampered Chef.

-Try your luck in the Festival Raffle for great prizes from Thruway Center, gas card from WilcoHess and many more wonderful prizes.

-Breakfast with Santa on Saturday from 9-10 a.m. with Dewey's Moravian Sugar Cake

-Santa and Mrs. Claus will be there throughout the weekend.

We hope you will show your support of Brenner Children's Hospital and join us at the Festival of Trees!

THANK YOU SPONSORS!

Festival of Trees Presenting Sponsor-Furnitureland South
Christmas Tree Forest Sponsor-AT&T
Designer Wreath Door Sponsor-Coldwell Banker Triad, Realtor Agents
Gingerbread Tea Party Sponsor-Coldwell Banker Triad, Realtors
Gingerbread Village Sponsor-Prudential Carolinas Realty Agents
Raffle Sponsor-Thruway Center
Santa's Breakfast Sponsor-Dewey's Bakery
Santa's Room Sponsor- Lewallen Management L.L.C.
WS/FC School Holiday Card Art Display Sponsor-Nathan, Jordan and Abigail Tabor
Patron Sponsor-BB&T
Silver Sponsors-Driscoll Group and Tacoma, Inc.
Bronze Sponsors-Bennett and Guthrie P.L.L.C. and Mitchell Wealth Management Group, LLC
Official Media Sponsors-Capture Public Relations & Marketing, The Community Arts Café, Fairway Outdoor Advertising, WGHP FOX8, WMAG 99.5, TCV Media, Time Warner Cable.

Some of the participating artists inlcude Leo Rucker, a Winston-Salem mural and portrait artist whose public works can be found in many Triad cities. Karen Fridy from Lewisville, a fiber artist who is also part of a fine art quilting society, the Beecassos. Stained Glass artist, Diane Murry from Mebane; Barbara Cullen, Arts Exhibition Coordinator for Davidson Community College and Jeremy Sams, multi-'canvas' painter of Archdale.

Also included are Bob Timberlake, Dempsey Essick, Mike Helsabeck, Kim Young, Benita VanWinkle, Dave Teachout, Jennifer Stroud & Maria Colamarino and many more. Be sure to drop by and view this unique tree of the arts!