Vancouver Rotary News
Don’t Miss Festival of Trees on Thanksgiving Weekend!
The 19th Annual Vancouver Rotary Festival of Trees will kick off the holiday season on Thanksgiving Weekend with community events, entertainment and viewing of holiday trees at the Vancouver Hilton and Esther Short Park. The lavishly decorated trees will be featured at the November 28-30 Festival culminating with a raffle of the trees with gifts and cash and a Seahawks extravaganza package on Sunday, November 30. Raffle tickets are $5 each and available at the Festival.
Events include:
- NOV. 28- NOV. 30 – TREE VIEWING PLUS SANTA, ENTERTAINMENT, FAMILY SCAVENGER HUNT AND TREE RAFFLE – Friday, November 28, 10 a.m. to 9 pm; Saturday, November 29, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Sunday, November 30, Noon to 4 p.m. – Vancouver Hilton, 301 W 6th St in downtown Vancouver, WA.. Free with suggested donation of $5 per family. Non-perishable food donations requested. Raffle tickets for the Festival trees will be available. Coupons for a free Burgerville milkshake will be available for the first 100 entrants each day.
- NOV 28 – COMMUNITY TREE LIGHTING AND TREE VIEWING – Esther Short Park and Vancouver Hilton
- 4 p.m. – Vancouver Community Band Concert – Hilton. Free, donations requested
- 5:30 p.m. – Community Tree Lighting with Music and Santa –Esther Short Park, free. Radio Disney will be available beforehand. Food vendors will be present.
- 6:20 p.m. – Vancouver Pops Concert – Vancouver Hilton, free, donations requested
- NOV. 29 – PETS WITH SANTA – 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Free. Bring your own camera.
- NOV. 29- NOV 30 – VANCOUVER FARMERS MARKET HOLIDAY MARKET- in Hilton Hotel Convention Center, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free.
- NOV. 29 – HELLO VANCOUVER HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR – Starting at 6:30 p.m. All ages, featuring: Groove Nation dancers, celebrity gift wrapping challenge, holiday song kazoo-along, an exclusive interview with Santa and viewing of the Festival trees. Free.
- NOV. 30- RAFFLE DRAWING for 12 Festival Tree Packages plus a Seahawks Extravaganza Package – 4 p.m. (You do not have to be present to win.
The Festival of Trees is the chief fund raiser for the Vancouver Rotary Foundation, which supports scholarships and community projects. Major sponsors for the Festival include Vesta Hospitality, Davidson Insurance, Waste Connections, City of Vancouver, Riverview Community Bank, IBEW LU 48, Shamrock 51 Productions, New Phoenix & Last Frontier Casinos, Cost Less Auto Parts, Fidelity National Title and The Columbian. For more information, visit www.rotaryfestivaloftrees.org or call 360-750-0409.
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