What is Rotary Foundation Festival of Trees?
Thanksgiving Weekend, November 26-28, 2010 is the 15th anniversary for the Vancouver Rotary Foundation Festival of Trees. For the past 14 years, Vancouver's holiday kick-off event has raised funds for community organizations, scholarships and international projects. The Festival of Trees creates family holiday traditions and far-reaching community support.

This year's Festival of Trees will include:

Community Tree Lighting at Esther Short Park - Friday Night - 5:30 pm.

Vancouver Pops Orchestra Concert at the Vancouver Hilton - Friday Night - 7:00 pm

Tree Viewing at the Pearson Air Museum - NEW LOCATION!

Friday November 26, 9 am - 9 pm

Saturday November 27, 9 am - 6 pm

Fun Run starting at the Pearson Air Museum - Sunday, November 28th - NEW EVENT!

Gala Dinner and Auction at the Pearson Air Museum - NEW DAY AND LOCATION!

Saturday December 5 - 6 pm

How does Festival of Trees benefit our community?
In 1996, the Vancouver Rotary Club was searching for a fundraising event that could raise substantial financial contributions for community projects and scholarships. The first year, the Festival of Trees raised $18,000. The event has now cumulatively netted more than $1.5 million dollars! These funds go directly to the Vancouver Rotary Foundation for distribution.

What is the Vancouver Rotary Foundation?
The Vancouver Rotary Foundation was established in 1972 to foster, develop, promote, and encourage the health, education, and general welfare of the residents of Vancouver and Clark County. Since its inception, it has approved more than $2 million in grants. In 2008, the Foundation distributed $253,987 in grants including $90,500 in college and vocational school scholarships to 26 students from Clark County. Other grantees included Northwest Harvest South, Alexa Dyer Life Challenge Award, I Have a Dream Foundation of SW Washington, Val Ogden Center, Vancouver Lake Crew, Free Clinic of SW Washington, ARC of Clark County and many other worthy programs. The Vancouver Rotary Foundation is governed by community leaders who are elected from the membership of the Rotary Club of Vancouver.

Sponsorships are available at many levels. Depending on the level of sponsorship, Festival of Trees sponsors are recognized throughout the Festival in many ways.

For Festival and Sponsorship Information, Contact:
Sheryl Beauchaine, Chair, 360.693.5821 ext 125, sbeauchaine@swwashington.redcross.org
Mike Pomeroy, Sponsorships, 360.759.3500, michael.pomeroy@firstindy.com
Lisa Schmidt, Sponsorships, 360.635.7321, getmarketingmatters@gmail.com
Jason Hudson, Gala Table Sponsorships, 503.318.1572, Jasonh@wasteconnections.com
Brian Heurlin, Gala and Auction, 360.750.7547, brh@hpl-law.com