Held at downtown Lawrence's historic Liberty
Hall during the holiday season, the annual Lawrence Festival
of Trees is the primary fund-raising event for The Shelter. Businesses,
families, housing groups and clubs donate Christmas trees that are displayed
for the entire Lawrence community to enjoy. These trees, decorated with
inventive and whimsical themes, are auctioned off at the gala Festival
of Trees party. At the end of the festival, the trees are delivered to
the buyers for their own display.
Click here for pictures from
past Festival of Trees events.
Schedule of Events for the
Festival of Trees 2009
Tree Set-Up: Sunday,
November 29
Public Viewing: Monday, November 30
- Thursday, December 3
Auction: Tuesday, December 1
Tree Delivery: Friday, December 4
Public
Viewing Hours
November 30, 10:00 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.
December 1, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
December 2, 10:00 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.
December 3, 10:00 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Public Viewing Donations: $2.00 for adults. Children's admissions free.
Join
us for the Auction Party
on Tuesday, December 1, 2009!
6:00 p.m. Patron Preview Party
7:00 p.m. Wine and Hors d'oevres
8:00 p.m. Auctioning of Trees begins
Donations: $25.00 per person ($12.50 tax deductible)
Patron Donations: $50.00 per person ($35.00 tax deductible)
Admissions may be paid at the door or may be reserved by calling The Shelter, Inc. offices at 785-843-2085.
- Donate a tree
- Purchase a tree
- Come view the trees
- Attend the auction
- Make a cash donation
All of the money raised by this event goes to benefit the children served
by The Shelter. Because The Shelter, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation,
donations through the Festival of Trees as well as donations from the
public throughout the year are tax-deductible as allowed by law.
