Annual Festival of Trees shines bright

NEWS RELEASE

THE LUNG ASSOCIATION

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The 17th annual Festival of Trees has come and gone and The Lung Association, Great Lakes Power Transmission and their partners were very pleased with all aspects of the event. 

Christmas lovers of all ages visited the festival between November 20 and 23 at the Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre.

They enjoyed the trees, participated in the auction and tried their luck at the raffles. 

Over 200 people were on hand for the RBC Royal Bank Take 5 on Thursday evening. 

The festivities continued long into the evening with The EZ Rock Coffee House. 

Youngsters enjoyed the Kiwanis Activities Centre and Christmas shopping in the Agero “Secret Shop”. 

At the Station Mall, 500 guests participated in The Festival of Trees, “Breakfast with Santa”, sponsored by the Station Mall Merchants Association.

All proceeds from this event also support The Lung Association.

As part of the Festival, guests were asked to vote for their favourite tree. 

This year’s winning entry was entered by Arthur’s Funeral Home; “Northern Lights” certainly caught the attention of all the guests. 

Second place with a tie went to Canadian Tire “Elegant Fusion” and Algoma University “Hark! Ye Olde Evergreen of Learning.”

Third place went to Great Lakes Power with “Enchanted Forest.”

Fourth was by Breaking Away “A Frozen Holiday Wish” and fifth place went to Paint & Decor Concepts with a tree called “Frostbitten.”

On Monday, November 25 participants who purchased a gem off of the Savoy’s Diamond Tree visited Savoy’s downtown location to see if they had chosen the diamond. 

Marilyn Schatzler of Sault Ste. Marie chose gem number 17 and she was the lucky winner. 

This year the diamonds were sold out by Friday afternoon.

Funds generated by the Festival of Trees will support Lung Association community programs and research for another year. 

The event generated over $70,000 in revenue for The Lung Association. 

Without the assistance of the many community organizations, businesses and volunteers that participated and supported The Lung Association, the Festival would not have been possible.

The Lung Association extends its sincerest thanks to sponsors, donors, volunteers and guests of The Festival of Trees.  

It is with this support that The Lung Association will continue in its mission “To Improve Lung Health”.

Preparations for next year’s Festival have already begun.

For more information, please call 256-2335.

Happy Holidays from The Lung Association.

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17th Annual Festival of Trees Raffle Winners   

Draw Date:  Sunday November 23, 2014    

Raffle Lic. No. M618572

# 1 Enchanted Forest– Sponsored by Great Lakes Power
Dino Consoli

#2 Elegant Fusion Sponsored by Canadian Tire
Heidi LaBerge

#3 Northern Light Sponsored by Arthur Funeral Home
Megan Shaw

#4 Christmas Toast Sponsored by Delta  Sault  Ste. Marie
Claudia Tremblay

#5 Diner’s Tree Sponsored by Local Restaurants
Tim Neal

#6 Wellness Tree Sponsored by Local Spas and Wellness Providers
Patty Wichlo

#7 Wine Tree  Sponsored by Colio Estates and Designed & Constructed Central Algoma Secondary School
Davina Jones

#8 Labatt’s & Friends  Sponsored by Labatt Breweries of Canada
Jim Pearce

#9 Molson Coors Christmas  Sponsored by Molson Coors Canada
Orlando Vernile

#10 Merry Christmas Canada Our Home Sponsored by Winners 307
Laurie Chilelli

#11 Hark! Ye Olde Evergreen of Learning Sponsored by Algoma University
Jim McWatters

#12 Canadian Winter Christmas Sponsored by OLG
Julie Premo

#13 Science & Technology Brighten the Community Sponsored by Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre
Barb McCarthy

#14 Pause & Rewind This Christmas Sponsored by Shaw Communications
Meghan Rix

#15 Come Celebrate Sponsored by Northern Grand Gardens
Emily Fisher

#16 Felt Ball Garland Tree Sponsored by The Downtown Association
Lori Fera

#17 A Frozen Holiday Wish Sponsored by Breaking Away
Mike Armitage

#18 When You Wish Upon a Star Sponsored by Smyl’s Highland Ford
Debbie & Steve Davey

#19 Pretty In Pink Sponsored by Pink Chandelier
Laura Szczepaniak

#20 A Community First Christmas Sponsored by Community First Credit Union
Verna Sewell

#21 Porter Flights  Donated by Porter Airlines
Linda Carter

On behalf of the Lung Association we would like to thank all the winners for their participation.

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