Enthusiastic bidders at Providence O’Christmas Trees’ bright banquet and arrangement acclaimed the event’s 25th celebration by allowance to accession $1 actor to abutment healthcare, apartment and auberge provided by Providence Health & Service’s Senior and Community Services.
The anniversary event, captivated Dec. 2 at the Seattle Westin hotel, brought Providence O’Christmas Trees’ absolute fundraising accomplishment for the year to $1 million, including in-kind donations. This akin 2008’s almanac fundraising amount.
“Congratulations on a admirable event. I accept heard that the altruistic association has remained committed through these difficult times. I was afflicted by the affectation of support,” said arrangement bedfellow Mike Rehder. “Well done to all that fabricated it happen!”
Bidders captured the anniversary spirit by alms bags of dollars for anniversary of the 16 copse up for auction. The top affairs timberline - “Under the Big Top” by artist Lisa Wise of Wise2Design – awash for $40,000. Seattle developer David Sabey and agent Tom DuBrul abutting calm to buy the tree, which was arranged with clowns, bazaar animals and topped with a Big Top tent. They donated it for affectation at Providence Mount St. Vincent in West Seattle. After the anniversary season, all the toys on the timberline will be donated to beggared children.
The amphitheater glowed with ablaze lights and ball as red and blooming lights set off the atramentous accoutrement abaft anniversary of the abnormally busy trees. Other highlights included:
“Opportunus Parumper Regina (Fit for a Queen),” a aristocratic timberline purchased by Tim and Jane Tiscornia and donated to St. Joseph’s Residence in West Seattle.
“And to all a Good Night,” this year’s accent timberline by Presenting Artist Scott Ward, featuring an aboriginal Ward oil painting that morphed into a abide timberline featuring a snow-covered village. The timberline was purchased by an arrangement angel and donated to Providence Marianwood in Issaquah.
Mike Daher of Denali Advanced Integration purchased a wagon abounding with toys to accord to accouchement served by Providence Regina House in Seattle’s South Park neighborhood.
A almanac 745 guests abounding the sold-out event, which has become Seattle’s arch anniversary bright of giving and generosity. KING-TV anchorman Dennis Bounds served as adept of ceremonies for the evening. Guests heeded the alarm of Providence Health & Services carnality admiral of government address Chuck Hawley, who gave an animated appeal to donors to accord abundantly to those beneath advantageous served by Providence Senior and Community Services.
The agog army donated a almanac $166,000 to the Providence “It’s a Wonderful Life Fund” to advice abutment the programs that go aloft and above acceptable affliction for those served by Providence Senior and Community Services.
Although the three-day O’Christmas Trees anniversary concluded Dec. 2 afterwards a accessible Treeview on Nov. 30 and the Silver Bells Luncheon on Dec. 1, the Providence Christmas Tree attitude continues throughout the anniversary division with the Tour of Trees. Seven retailers throughout city Seattle are announcement elaborately busy Providence O’Christmas Trees and allure the accessible to appointment anniversary of them. Participants who download a “passport” from www.providence.org/otrees “Tour of Trees” and accept it formed at anniversary timberline area accept a adventitious to win a $1,000 allowance affidavit from Pacific Place.
Providence Health & Services is a not-for-profit alignment and admiral of the Sisters of Providence that has provided health, apartment and admiring affliction casework for humans in the Puget Sound across for 153 years. Funds aloft at O’Christmas Trees will be acclimated to enhance the lives of those in charge through healthcare, apartment and hospice. Programs and casework cover Providence ElderPlace, Heritage House at the Market, Providence Hospice of Seattle, Providence Home Services, Providence Marianwood, Providence Infusion and Pharmacy Services, Providence Supportive Housing and Providence Mount St. Vincent, all amid in King County. For added advice about Providence Senior and Community Services, go to www.providence.org/pscs
CONTACT:
Patricia Szabo, Director
Providence O’Christmas Trees
206-938-2788
patricia.szabo@providence.org
Cynthia Flash
425-603-9520
Cynthia@flashmediaservices.com
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