West Hartford Festival of Trees

Plans are underway for the 2024 West Hartford Festival of Trees
Thursday Dec 5 • 5–8 p.m. during Holiday Stroll. And this year we’ve added extra time for you to visit the Festival: Join us Saturday December 7 • 10-1 p.m. to wander through the trees again!

Volunteers needed all week and at events…see link below to sign up.

Hello Neighbor:

Just in time to make the holidays festive, we are thrilled to announce the 9th Annual West Hartford Festival of Trees. You can be part of it! Just donate an artificial decorated tree and/or a Gift Card.

As a business, organization, individual, or group/family you can donate decorated an artificial tree to be displayed in our spacious and accessible auditorium. Your decorating theme can reflect your personal or business interests; businesses and organizations can enhance their visibility; individuals or families can highlight a cause or simply choose a theme for their tree! For tax purposes, you will receive a donation receipt indicating that First Church is a registered 501(c)3.

Reserve your tree’s space by November 15!
Complete the online registration form by clicking button (please use separate form for each tree). Tree drop-off and set up is 12–2:30 Sunday December 1. Contact us for special arrangements.

If questions, please contact Eleanor Wight at ejwight@comcast.net

Printable Registration here: Open and print form HERE and mail it in.

You may also choose to donate a gift card to be added to one of our “Gift Card Presents” which are gift-wrapped boxes filled with a variety of gift cards as part of the fundraiser. The contents will be listed on the outside of present, so bidders can bid carefully! If you’d like to donate a gift card, please email us and we’ll come pick it up! Email: ejwight@comcast.net

Volunteers are needed for the Festival of Trees! Sell tickets, bake cookies, greet visitors, or direct folks through the church building. Sunday, December 1, volunteer to help set up the Festival after church. Thursday and Saturday, Dec 5 and 7,  volunteer to help during festival hours. Sunday, December 8, volunteers will be needed to break down the Festival and call the winners of the trees.

Please click button (click NEXT to see all jobs), or find us at our table during coffee hour. See Eleanor Wight, Amy Melvin or Ginny Vocelli with questions. Thank you!

Our West Hartford Festival of Trees Benefits Many!
Attendees will place bids on their favorite trees and the gift cards with all proceeds going to First Church’s charities including: The Bridge Family Center, Covenant to Care for Children, Foodshare, Freshplace, Gifts of Love, Habitat for Humanity, Hands on Hartford, Interval House, Loaves and Fishes, My Sister’s Place, South Park Inn, and more!