Friday, December 3, 2010

The Festival of Trees Comes to Dover

DOVER—
The Festival of Trees celebrates the joy of the holiday season on Friday, December 3 from 6 to 8pm at Dover City Hall, with 21 beautifully decorated trees by talented citizens and businesses from the seacoast area.
Enjoy live entertainment from The Sounds of the Seacoast, Parish of the Assumption Choir and The Dover High Chorus while you stroll among the trees in Dover’s City Hall.
Santa will be arriving and greeting the children, so feel free to bring your camera for photos with Santa. Enjoy hot cocoa, cookies and a festive fun-filled evening, while taking part in the silent auction of these beautiful trees. All trees will be auctioned off that night. Calling All Cargo will be available to deliver the tree to your home that evening.
Trees are being uniquely decorated by: The American Legion Auzuiliary, Artisan Electrical Contractors, Century 21 Central Falls (Kim Lielinski & Sheri Becker), Century 21 Central Falls (Paula Forbes), Cochecho Valley Humane Sociely, Dover Girl Scouts, Dover Main Street, Dover Public Library, Elizabeth Fischer, Federal Savings Bank, Holy Rosary Credit Union, Just the Thing, Loyal Order of Moose-Dover #443, Nicole’s Hallmark, Paint for Fun, Patti Kemen Re/Max Legacy (Dover Children’s Home), Sounds of the Seacoast, Southern NH Habitat for Humanity Restore, Sweet Meadows Flower Shop, St. Mary’s Academy, Tutor Doctor, and Wiggin-Purdy-McCooey-Dion Funeral Home (Peggy Purdy).
All contributions to the Festival of Trees will go directly to Lighting Up Dover and the Dover City Lights Committee. The committee is a collaborative effort led by the Dover Chamber of Commerce, Dover Main Street, The City of Dover Community Services, Dover Business owners and many residents of Dover. The committee is tasked with the logistical planning and fundraising to improve the festive lighting in the downtown and other parts of the city.
The Festival of Trees is a free event and open to the public. Do not miss this breathtaking event! For further information regarding this event, please contact Pam Simpson, Harvey’s Coffee Shop, Dover.