Festival of Trees
Calvert Hospice invites you to be part of the
21st Annual Festival of Trees
at Huntingtown High School
November 27-29, 2009
The Festival features more than 70 beautifully decorated Christmas trees and the Festival Shoppes with over 70 East Coast vendors offering merchandise, art, and unique crafts.
The Friends of Calvert Hospice Gift Shop sells a variety of items including hand-made crafts. All proceeds from the Gift Shop benefit the Burnett-Calvert Hospice House. If you have a craft to donate, please contact Patty Schartner at (301) 812-1028.
Live entertainment includes school, civic and church groups.
The Preview Dinner & Auction kicks off Festival weekend on Friday. Click here to sponsor the Preview Dinner & Auction, purchase tickets to the event, or donate an item to the auction.
Children, ages 3 - 8 don't want to miss Breakfast or Lunch with Santa on Saturday. Breakfast is from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and Lunch is from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Reservations are required. Both include breakfast or lunch, a take home craft, clown, photo with Santa, goody bag and entrance to the Festival. Click here for a registration form. Call Deanna Neill at (301) 855-1580 for more information.
All Festival proceeds benefit the Burnett-Calvert Hospice House.
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How You Can Help
Be a Sponsor Purchase a Festival Tree. After the Festival, tree sponsors may keep their trees or donate them to a hospice family or community organization of their choice. Trees are delivered to the place of your choice on Monday after the Festival. Jeanne Coonan (410) 535-0273
Decorate a Festival Tree Create a stunningly decorated tree. Sherry Scott (410) 586-8868
Purchase a Poinsettia Multi-tiered Poinsettia Trees greet visitors as they enter the Festival. The poinsettias can be designated in honor or in memory of a loved one. Sandra Outman (410) 535-2478
Poinsettias can be collected on Monday, December 1 at the Hospice Office between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Plants that have not been picked up by December 5 at 5:00 p.m. will be donated.
Business Advertisement Advertise your service or business in the Festival of Trees program viewed by over 5000 Festival attendees. Julie Brinlee (443) 975-5563
Be a Vendor A wonderful world of shopping is available to thousands attending the Festival. Tina Roeder (410) 257-3777
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