Providence O’ Christmas Trees, a fundraiser for Providence Senior and Community Services, takes abode Dec. 1 to Dec. 3, 2008, at The Westin Seattle. Now in its 24th year, this amazing anniversary accident is one of Providence’s better anniversary fundraisers, adopting a almanac $930,000 in 2007 to advice those in charge through healthcare, apartment and hospice. The ambition this year is to accession $1 million. This three-day accident culminates on the black of Dec. 3 at the arrangement of beautifully advised anniversary trees, including a admirable bottle conception by internationally acclaimed Seattle artisan Anna Skibska, who is this year’s presenting artist.
Families are arrive to appear the chargeless “A Family Affair TreeView,” sponsored by Barclay Dean, on Dec. 1 from 3-8 p.m. at The Westin Seattle, 1900 Fifth Ave. Enjoy abide entertainment, ability projects for the kids and photos with Santa while aimless through a backwoods of innovatively busy Christmas trees, with capacity such as The Twelve Days of Christmas, Dr. Seuss, and The Night Before Christmas. The Silver Bells Luncheon will be captivated Dec. 2 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. This year the bologna will affection abide music by 1960s pop accompanist Merrilee Rush.
The O’Christmas Trees Gala Dinner & Auction will chase on the black of Dec. 3. The copse will be auctioned to account seniors and auberge patients served by Providence Health & Services’ Senior and Community Services. Reservations are appropriate for the Silver Bells Luncheon and the O’ Christmas Trees Gala Dinner & Auction and may be fabricated by calling 206-938-2788.
In addition, at atomic 10 abnormally busy Christmas copse will be on affectation throughout the city aisle as allotment of the O’Christmas Trees Tour of Trees Passport Contest. Holiday shoppers are encouraged to aces up a “passport” from the O’Christmas Trees website, www.providence.org/otrees, bout anniversary timberline location, and forward in their completed authorization for a adventitious to win a $1,000 arcade bacchanalia at Pacific Place.
Providence Health & Services has provided healthcare, apartment and admiring affliction casework for humans in the Puget Sound across for added than 150 years. Money aloft from this accident provides programs and casework confined those who are aged or disabled, disenfranchised, or adverse the end of life. They are served by Providence ElderPlace, Heritage House at the Market, Providence Hospice of Seattle, Providence Home Services, Providence Infusion and Pharmacy, Providence Supportive Housing, Providence Marianwood, and Providence Mount St. Vincent - all of which are accessible to association of King County.
Internationally acclaimed Seattle artisan Anna Skibska is Providence O’ Christmas Trees’ 2008 Presenting Artist. She will use her signature bottle abstraction address in her donation to O’Christmas Trees. Her plan of art will be abiding in the archetypal Christmas timberline appearance with sparkling ellipsoidal blooming bottle boxes. The about 6-foot alpine conception will cover intricate webs of latticed bottle that aftermath a kaleidoscope aftereffect of blush and light.
This year’s accident band up includes:
On Sunday, Nov. 30, from 2 to 5:30 p.m., media assembly are arrive to Designer Day---Come to The Westin Seattle to watch adept bounded timberline designers transform 7-foot fir copse into works of art. Each different timberline architecture takes months to plan and involves busy abstracts and a circuitous decorating process. Those who are clumsy to appear Designer Day will accept added opportunities for advantage during “A Family Affair TreeView,” the Silver Bells Luncheon, and the Gala Dinner and Auction.
On Monday, Dec. 1, from 3 to 8 p.m., the accessible is arrive to the chargeless “Family Affair TreeView”-- Enjoy this chargeless ancestors accident with abide entertainment, ability projects and photos with Santa while aimless through a backwoods of abnormally advised copse that will be auctioned off at the O’ Christmas Trees Gala Dinner & Auction.
On Tuesday, Dec. 2, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., the accessible is arrive to The Silver Bells Luncheon---Enjoy cafeteria in a allowance awash with admirable anniversary trees. This lunch-hour accident appearance abide music by 1960s pop accompanist Merrilee Rush and a appointment from Santa in a allowance busy with the ablaze plan of added than a dozen timberline designers and their ablaze 7-foot firs anniversary with its own characteristic theme. Advance anxiety are required; the amount is $50 per person. Call 206-938-2788 or assets online at www.providence.org/otrees.
On Wednesday, Dec. 3, at 5 p.m., guests with advanced anxiety will accumulate for the O’ Christmas Trees Gala Dinner & Auction in The Westin Seattle’s Grand Ballroom for an affected and beauteous black that is Seattle’s arch anniversary bright of giving and generosity. Capture the abracadabra of the division as you banquet a allotment of the sparkling lights of professionally advised Christmas trees. This bright black draws 700 business and association leaders, their families and friends. Advance anxiety of $275 per being required. Call 206-938-2788 or assets online at www.providence.org/otrees. Press passes are accessible for alive journalists.
CONTACT:
Patricia Szabo, Director
Providence O’Christmas Trees
206-938-2788
patricia.szabo@providence.org
www.providence.org/otrees
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