Colborne Public School’s Tenth Annual Festival of Trees
The Colborne Public School Music Program is pleased to announce that the tenth annual Festival of Trees will be held on November 22nd (5 – 9pm) and 23rd (11am – 9pm) at the Colborne Legion Branch 187. The event will feature 27 fully decorated Christmas Trees which will be raffled and auctioned off.
The Colborne Public School Music Program is entirely self-funded and this event is our main fundraiser. Funds raised will go towards providing musical education for students in Grades 1 through 8 using ORFF (xylophones), drumline and band instruments including all repairs and regular maintenance as required. Also, our Drumline, which has won seven provincial championships while competing in the Canadian Drumline Association over the past eight years, hopes to travel to Quebec to compete in their provincial championships in May 2020.
Trees have been donated by several local businesses and service groups including:
The Colborne Lions Club, Heath Vintage, Retro Rewind, Little Black Dress Catering, CIBC, Rutherflo Transportation, CRH Canada’s – Ogden Point Quarry, McGlennon Insurance, Rotary Club of Colborne, Colborne Legion Branch 187 Ladies Auxiliary, Home Hardware, Cramahe Now, Project Lola, Cramahe Township Firefighter’s Association, Colborne Public School Parent Council, Cramahe Township, Tip Top Realty, JEBCO, and Classic Rock 107.9.
On Friday, November 22nd, at 7pm there will be a concert at the Colborne Legion given by the Colborne Public School Drumline. On Saturday evening, Oak Ridge Percussion, which is comprised almost entirely of former Colborne Public School students, will be performing in the Colborne Santa Claus Parade.
Memorial Tree Once again at this year’s Festival of Trees we are honouring the lives of fourteen community children: Lizzy Corbeil, Robyn Taylor, Eric Taylor, Kandas Derry, Mitchell Ferguson, Erin Reid, Kaitlyn Bates, Kevin Cote, Brandon Cote, Dylan Lichtenberger, Taylor Christina Edwardson, Grace Bowen, Jessie Gallina, and Leonard Douglas Cahill with corporate sponsors who are donating money directly to the festival in memory of all the children.
Also a huge thank you to the Colborne Legion Branch 187 for donating the use of the building for free for the duration of the event and to J&D Trees for donating ALL the live Christmas trees.
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