My Great festival Friends,
The time to begin all our Festival of Trees projects is sneaking up on me so fast! For those of you who don’t know I started an international adoption at the beginning of the year. We thought we would have them home by now and it would have given us a little time to adjust before the busyness of festival began. Unfortunately, we have hit some major road bumps and we are still working on it. So where does that put festival? I am hoping you will all continue to be extremely helpful and will forgive me for changing some of our traditional things around a little.

I would like to have our project day be SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9TH! Please coem with an idea of when you want to work your two shifts so you can sign up on the schedule. I need to have this all worked out ASAP.

Everyone is still required to make eight greats gift to sell in the gift Boutique. Turn those gifts into me as soon as you can.

I will also have your ticket packets at our Oct. 9th. Please try to sell, sell, sell! Last year we out sold every other committee in pre-sell tickets. I am still trying to think of an awesome prize for all of you (I won a super cute scarf but I didn’t see the purpose in cutting it up into 25 pieces for all of you!)

I am still asking for the $30.00 donation. That will be ten dollars each for three projects. I am hoping that I can delegate the three projects to some willing volunteers. Please let me know which project you would be willing to oversee. This will lift my stress level so much!
1. Sweet Shoppe-
We will again have “Barbs Goodies” make all our treats for us. They have become a favorite at festival. Many people look for the product now so they ask me to bring it before opening night. We are so grateful for Barbara Goode and her yummy treats! Debbie, can you head this up since you are my contact for her anyway?
2. Small Fry-
I think I got an easy one this year. It’s just a candy bar wrapped up as a snowman. They should be quick to do. You never know until you start, though. Please let me know if you are willing to go and purchase all the items and get it ready for us to make them on the 9th.
3. Committee Project-
I want to keep it simple so I was thinking of donating a quilt to our new quilt block department. I know I have some great quilters on our committee. Is anyone interested in heading this project up. I have lots of African fabric so this could be our theme, if you wanted. However if you have another idea for a quilt or an entirely different idea, please let me know. If we do a quilt you will need to fill out the registration forms and get those in.
Thanks, for all you r help and support! I hope you all know how much a absolutely cherish you!
Love ya, Aimee

Paul Cardall

For those of you who have followed his story, you know what he has gone through and how much he loves PCMC. He has agreed to be our opening night performer! He also has agreed to do a special concert for us. This will be Sept. 9th so mark it on your calenders and bring your hubbies!. This will be our FOT kick off! We used to do it every year but canceled it for reasons. One of those being attendence dropping. So please plan on coming. If we get a good turn out we may bring it back permently. It will be a great night!

See his story here!

THE NUMBERS ARE IN!

I am so proud of my committee!
We a had our big dinner with the PCMC Executives on Friday and gave them our check. We raised a total of, drum roll ,please.......
$1,522,497.58
in 2009!
I am so excited about that number.
That's not the only thing...
I got called up and I had no idea why. They told me my committee sold the most tickets then anyone else. Our Ticket total was
$2,193.50!
Great job everyone! I am going to have to plan something extra special for ya'll.
Our 3 top sellers were
Jennie Durien $488.50
April Conlon $401.00
Aimee Snow $254.00 (I did not count entertainment tickets)
Since you both out sold me, I will take you both to lunch and do your family pictures! You guys are great!

Congrates Alia!

Ticket Sales Winners

1st place goes to ... Jennie Durein
2nd place goes to ... April Conlon

You guys rock!

A Christmas Story

This ended up being a great way to finish up. This family had a sick little baby who had spent most of his life in PCMC. The mother was young and sweet. She let us interview her and film her sweet baby. Thank you to all who did not want to be on film but did anyway. I have the greatest friends in the world. You all made me cry. And lets not forget our awesome truck driver Alvin!

Lights, Camera, Action

There was no way we where getting that tree in her bedroom so we split it up. The large tree downstairs and the table and small tree upstairs.

Yes, PCMC sent a camera with us to interview and make a new video for media. We are all going to be stars...jut kidding. But after tree delivery we were all seeing stars.

Its a wonderful wife

927's Dream

Tree Delivery 2009

Knight before Christmas

Under the Sea
Aprils daughter Kelsie made this tree with her class. Good Job Kelsie!

Its a Wonderful Wife

Thank you to everyone who gave there time, talents and resourses to make this happen. It could not have turned out better!!!

Price $1,750.00. The friends it took to put it together...priceless!