12/12/2022
Salt Spring FOREST OF MIRACLES
DATES: Saturday December 3 – Saturday December 17, 2022
LOCATION: Harbour House Hotel, Salt Spring Island
THE EVENT: Country Grocer is donating 10 Christmas trees to the event. The Chamber of Commerce invited businesses to sign up for a tree on a first-come, first-serve basis. The cash portion of the entry fee goes to Copper Kettle, the other half will be used for prizes at the tree auction.
Each participating business created some Christmas WOW! by decorating its tree in an extraordinary way! These decorated trees can be viewed at Harbour House Hotel, from Saturday December 3 through Saturday December 17. Entry fee for the public to view the ‘tree show’ will be a non-perishable donation to the Food Bank of SSI (to be dropped off at the Hotel).
THE AUCTION: On Saturday December 17, at 3:00 pm, there will be an auction event at the Harbour House Hotel. Attendees at this event can bid on a particular tree to donate it to a needy family that otherwise would not have a tree. (The recipient families, who will remain anonymous, will be selected by SS Elementary School and Fulford Elementary School, 5 families each). In return for their high bid, the winner will get a tax receipt from the Greenwoods Eldercare Society for the full bid value plus receive a specialized thank you prize (one of the gift certificates from the participating business). The auction will be run by Greenwoods Eldercare Society. Auctioneer will be Robert Steinbach.