The Festival of Trees

Me and the I Believe tree sponsered by the RVH

Me (wow I look scary) with the fireworks!

One of the suggestions I recieved to help me with my application for next year (Oct. 2006) was to attend/be involved in Rotary avents. So... On Friday, November 25, 2005, I went with my family to the Festival of Trees put on by the Fotary Club of Barrie. We got there just in time to see the fire works go off and the lights @ the waterfront turn on. It was really pretty! Then we went to the Maclaren Art Centre to look @ all the amazing trees that they had there. Basically what happens is they decorate trees and auction them off to the highest bidder... raising money for the Royal Victoria Hospital's Cancer care centre. My favourite tree was the "I Believe" tree sponsored by the RVH. I liked it because it looked really nice, but the stuff on it was funny. :)



"The Barrie Festival of Trees is on @ the Maclaren Art Centre. The annual event is a fund-raiser for the Rotary Club of Barrie. Christmas trees are decorated by local sponsors and available for purchase by the public. The festival wraps up on Saturday Night with a black tie gala and the aucioning of the trees. All proceeds from the Festival of Trees goes to RVH's I Believe campaign."


~Barrie Advanced Friday, November 25, 2005