Magical colors for good girls and boys.
The joint StarFish-Vivitro magic entry in this year’s Festival of Trees is a smash hit. Appealing to young visitors, our tree magically changes colors at the command of good girls and boys. Based upon early reaction, choosing the tree light colors is like eating potato chips. Once you start, you just can’t stop with one.
Photos are posted on the StarFish Facebook page, videos are on the StarFish YouTube page and donations and votes for People’s Choice awards are now open. Plus, every time you view the holiday video at www.cheknews.ca, Raymond James will donate 25 cents to BC Children’s Hospital up to $25,000.
Volunteers on Opening Night: Mike, Bjarne, Janet, Christian, Ryan, Martine
Many thanks to the entire Festival of Trees volunteer team (Bjarne Hansen, Christian McMechan, Debbie Anderson, Janet Murray, Jess Hickman, Martine Janicki, Ryan Lee, Shane Reierson, and Stephen Leckenby.) If you are in Victoria, please head down to the Empress hotel for a bit of the magic before January 7, 2014. It really is a festival of wonderful trees.
A few highlights from the Festival of Trees Victoria:
- 73 beautiful trees were decorated on Thursday night and over 450 people were in attendance for the Decorating Reception.
- $84,700 was raised through tree sponsorships and $4,000 was raised through the balloon draw.
- Volunteer teams raised a combined total of $11,086 through your bribing and Spirit of Giving donations!