O Christmas Tree, How Lovely, At Noble Horizons Festival Of Trees
The event was the conclusion of the Auxiliary's annual holiday season exhibit.
Kathy Hawley, Auxiliary treasurer, with Caroline Burchfield, director of community relations, and Jane Kellner
Begun in 1975, the Noble Horizons Auxiliary has this year reached its $1 million mark in its fundraising efforts to benefit Noble Horizons residents in Salisbury, Conn. The annual holiday gala on Saturday, Dec. 7 revealed that the Auxiliary volunteers know how to fundraise in the most delightful way. The gala party was the culmination of its Festival of Trees, an impressive display of decorated trees, wreaths and centerpieces created and donated by auxiliary members, local students and merchants. For two weeks, the display was open for silent auction bidding, and guests at the gala added their own bids. Winners were announced later in the evening. The Auxiliary funds activities such as day trips, entertainment and social events, arts and crafts classes (as well as renovations) for residents of Noble Horizons, which provides four levels of living: independent, intermediate care, skilled nursing care and memory care.
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Matteline deVries-Dilling, founder of Lite Brite Neon, one of the evening's honoree of this year's Upstate Benefit adresses the gala from the Caboose's caboose.
- Karen Pearson. Courtesy Art Omi.
Olana senior vice president and landscape curatorMark Prezorski, president Sean Sawyer, The evenings honoree Kristin Gamble and New York State Assemblymember Didi Barrett.
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