There was a great turn out and lots of holiday joy had by all December 4 – 6 at the Festival of Trees benefiting Friends of Caroline Hospice.
Here are just a few statistics on all the fun that was had:
- 30 Trees were bought and donated to military families by generous individuals
- 50 military families participated in our military tree pick up
- 20 trees were donated by GRAYCO for military families who still needed a tree
- Over 500 school children attended to visit Santa
- Over 300 children entered the coloring giveaway
- 50 attendees participated in the social media scavenger Hunt
- 6 people got zen doing Yoga in the Trees
- 20 books were signed by Kami Khard
- 70 trees were sponsored and sold
- 250 people attended the opening gala
- 1,000 families attended the festival to admire all the beautiful trees
- 6 nursing homes received a donated tree
- 3 hospice patients were brought a fully decorated tree for their home
- 75 volunteers, 30 sponsors, 15 staff members and an entire community came together to put on this wonderful event
And now for all the tree decorating winners:
Best of Show – I’ll Have S’Mores
Decorator: Plum Productions
1st Place Traditional – Bird – A- Full
Decorator: Penny Williams & Janet Thompson
2nd Place Traditional – Beaufort Moose Lodge – The Family Fraternity
Decorator: Beaufort Moose Lodge
3rd Place Traditional – For the Birds
Decorator: Festival Elves
1st Place Whimsical – I’ll Have S’Mores
Decorator: Plum Productions
2nd Place Whimsical – Dataw GRITS (Girls Raised in the South)
Decorator: Dataw GRITS
3rd Place Whimsical – A Reel Christmas (Christmas Movies Through the Ages)
Decorator: Lindsay Baratelle
1st Place Elementary – Elemental Forces
Decorator: Riverview Charter School
2nd Place Elementary – RCS Core Values
Decorator: Riverview Charter School
1st Place Secondary – Who-o-o’s Having a Merry Christmas
Decorator: Beaufort Middle 6th Grade Environmental Science – Beaufort Soil & Water Conservation District
2nd Place Secondary – The Fruit of the Spirit
Decorator: Community Bible Church
1st Place Collegiate – USC Gamecocks
Decorator: Lorin Siegel
1st Place Designer – Melissa Florence
2nd Place Designer – M Home & Garden
Best Tree Honoring the Military – Patriotic
Decorator: Festival Elves
Most Patriotic – A Salute to Our Veterans, Past, Present & Future
Decorator: Ladies Auxillary Armvets
Best use of recycled Material – The “Litter” Green Christmas Tree
Decorator: “The Village People” of Port Royal
Most likely to melt – “Frosty”
Decorator: Lowcountry Insurance Services
Most Seuss-ical – “Zesty Stuff to Relish this Holiday Season”
Decorator: Picklejuice Productions
Best Memory Tree – Friends We Remember
Decorator: Alzheimer’s Family Services of Greater Beaufort
Best Representation of Business – The Marketing Tree
Decorator: Spectrum the Graphic Arts Center
Best Tree Skirt – A Bird’s Christmas
Decorator: Weezy Alcott
Best Lowcountry Theme – Liz O’Heron
Most Eye-Catching – Vintage Christmas
Decorator: The Red Door
Most Elegant – The Balance Group
Thank you to all sponsors: Butler (Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram), Sumter Utilities, Century Link, Modern Jewelers, Quality Electric Systems, KHOV Coosaw Point, CBC Bank, Schiller & Hamilton Law, Martin Landscaping, Thompson Builders, Bills Liquor, Ben Arnold Beverage Co., Southern Eagle, Pepsi Co, Picklejuice Productions, Plum Productions, Lowcountry Weekly, Eat Sleep Play Beaufort, 94.5 The Coast, Island News, Beaufort Lifestyle, Boundary Street Café, Susan DeLoach, Jasmina, New South, Johnson Creek Tavern, Upper Crust, Alvin Ords, Artizen Yoga, Wastepro, Dennys Appliances, Beekman Webb, Grayco, Laverne Gayles, and Doug Azar.
