On behalf of the Boothbay Region Garden Club I would like to thank all those who made our 12th annual 2014 Festival of Trees a resounding success at the historic and beautifully decorated Opera House.

It is because of generous community members and local businesses who donated theme trees, auction items, food and other holiday items, and gifts of money that we are able to continue to give back to the community. Your purchases have enabled us to continue to give scholarships, camperships, provide school gardens, Memorial Gardens at Boothbay Center, the Blue Star Memorial Marker, wreaths and window boxes for public buildings, garden therapy at St. Andrews Village, and Christmas trees to those in need and more.

Garden Club members, under the able guidance of our Festival of Trees co-chairs, Alice Schambra and Leslie Cook, and the four “shop keepers” and their helpers have worked tirelessly for a year to prepare for this glorious event. We are so grateful to our patrons, sponsors, auction item donors, and tree donors including Garden Club members who have donated time, money, and items for sale.

Thanks go the Kevin Kiley and Cathy Sherrill for magnificently decorating the Opera House. Others are:

Silent Auction: A Silver Lining, Boothbay Family Dentistry, Boothbay Railway Village, Boothbay Region Greenhouses, Boothbay Region Health & Wellness Foundation, China By The Sea, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Coastal Maine Popcorn, Conley's Garden Center, East Boothbay General Store, Edgecomb Pottery, Eventide Specialities, Family Dentistry/Dr. Jay Andrews, Flagship Inn, Gail Morrison Fine Art, Gleason Fine Art, Gold/Smith Gallery, Heads of the Harbor, House of Logan, Janson's Clothing, Kickstart Stables, Macdonald Stained Glass, Martha Cowdery, Massage Therapy/Rick Gilde, Mung Bean, Oak Street Provisions, Peapod Jewelry, Red Cloak Tours, Rotary Club of Boothbay Harbor, Sanni Norton, Southport General Store, Southport Memorial Library, Sweeney Ridge, Suzie's Seams, The Collage, Two Fiber Friends of Maine, Two Salty Dogs;

Patrons/Sponsors: Bath Savings Institution, Beauty Box, Bonnie's A Cut Above, Dan's Auto Repair, First Federal Savings, Harold W. Bishop Insurance Agency, J. Edward Knight & Co., Key Bank, N.A., Knickerbocker Group, Robinsons's Wharf, The First, N.A., Tindal & Callahan, Townsend Enterprises;

Donated Trees: Boothbay Region Elementary School Garden Club, Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library, Boothbay Region Elementary School Art Students, Boothbay Region YMCA Fit Kidz, Christmas Magic, Dolphin Mini Golf/Ice Cream Hut, Martha Cowdery.

I would also like to thank Kevin Burnham and the Boothbay Register for the great publicity for the event, the Coast Guard for unloading the heavy items, Hannaford and all the Garden Club husbands, who helped set up and take down.