Springfield Garden Club’s Festival Of Trees Submitted by VT Journal on Tue, 11/19/2013 - 3:56pm SPRINGFIELD, VT -Many wreaths were made by the Springfield Garden Club at their recent greens workshop. They will be decorated and made available for sale at the 21st annual Festival of Trees to be held on Friday, November 22 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Great Hall at 100 River Street in Springfield. Also on sale will be holiday centerpieces and other holiday décor. The Festival is the garden club’s only fundraiser, which supports civic beautification, scholarships, junior gardening, senior citizen garden therapy, and cooperative activities with other civic groups. Open to the public, the Festival of Trees offers wine, cider, hors d’oeuvres, music, and the opportunity to purchase special creative holiday items made by members. Baskets containing items worth $100 or more will be raffled, and there will be a silent auction of donated products and services. Tickets remain at $30 per person and can be purchased at the door. For more information or for advanced ticket purchase, contact Barbara at 802-886-1473. The Springfield Garden Club is always grateful for the support from the area business community. Most recent donors include: Springfield Regional Development Corporation, IVEK, Baker’s Fabrics, Lawrence and Wheeler, Gene and Carol Guy, Springfield Hospital, Springfield Paving, Springfield Orthodontics, Christopher Allen MD, Wholistic Wellness, Friendly’s, Springfield Food Co-op, Austin Memorials, Pete’s Pharmacy, Inn at Weathersfield, Sunshine Acres, 56 Main Street Restaurant, Boccaccio’s, Carpet One, Joe’s Beverages, Artisan Surfaces, SNAP Fitness, Tina’s Hallmark, Mitch’s Maples, Images, Inn Victoria, Pear Tree, Country on the Common, Chasse Art Gallery, Meditrina, Black River Produce, Images, and Crown Point Physical Therapy. - See more at: http://www.vermontjournal.com/content/springfield-garden-club’s-festival-trees#sthash.xL39ihQK.dpuf
WHAT???? How many people in Springfield can afford $30 per person to go to something like that? They would get more people make more money if they dropped the price. Guess they want to keep the riff raff away lol :)
ReplyDeleteObviously you can't. Get off their backs. Here's an organization that's trying to stand on its own and give back without seeking taxpayer dollars for their projects (they are unlike Springfield on the Dole). They should be commended, celebrated, and congratulated for having the gumption to raise their own funding.
DeleteYou do realize that half of the Garden Club IS Springfield on the Move.
DeleteSo what? The Garden Club IS NOT funded by the town now, is it? Thus, nothing to complain about, so move along...
DeleteIt's a FUNDRAISER for the club, not a handout to the community. Money raised is for scholarships for college students as well as town beautification projects, which benefits all of us. By the way, the ticket price covers wine and excellent catered food. As far as fundraisers go, the ticket price is very reasonable I imagine the cost per ticket for a similar caliber event in the upper valley would be priced significantly higher.
ReplyDeleteWe'll said. Thank you garden club for all you do around town! I hope many go to support your good work.
DeleteThis is an excellent social get together. If you intend to go, dress up a little bit, nice shirt and pants / dress maybe a tie, as you will be kind of out of place in jeans or pajamas. Great people, food, drink and time.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely something positive in town! We need much more of these kind of folks.
ReplyDeleteThese women are the hardest working women I've ever seen! They work tirelessly to beautify Springield and raise all the money to do it themselves.
ReplyDeleteThe charge for the Festival pays only a very small part of what it actually costs. They rely on sales of the items they make to provide the profit for their beautification and scholarships.