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Wrapping up another great event!
The Festival of Trees 4th Annual Fundraiser
for Bethel
Village was held Nov 27 through 30th and the total operating
funds raised was $30,000. And, after hearing the testimonies of
women at Bethel Village and seeing plans for expansion vision, a couple
donated $40,000 towards the capital campaign!
More than 52 entries were judged in
competition and below are the list of winning designers in their
respective categories:
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Gingerbread
Houses
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Boardwalk
Beach Resort
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Sherri
Davis
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Rebecca
Valle

Adult
Division Full-Size Trees
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Gulf
Coast Women's Club
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PC
Junior Women's Club
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PC
Parrot Head Club

Business
Full-Size Trees
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Emerald
Coast Business Women's Association
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Dillard's
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WJHG
TV-7
School
Full-Size Trees
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PC
Renaissance School
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Bay
High School SGA
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Rutherford
High School Anchor Club
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Table-top
Trees
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The
Water Spigot
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GFWC
Woman's Club of Panama City
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Elizabeth
Creswell
Wall-Hangings
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Shelia
Ray
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Early
Education and Care
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Shelia
Ray
Centerpieces
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Alan
Mintz
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Artistic
Balloons and Flowers
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Sally
Jones
Thank
you to our distinguished judges, Kim Wise, Jennifer Jones and Jan
Pittman.
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This was
our first year holding the Brunches and Teas and we were so proud to
feature women from Bethel Village, who sang songs and gave
heart-warming testimonies! We can't even tell the number of our guests
who said they were deeply moved by meeting the women from Bethel at
the Gala. We are so thankful to these sponsors: Bonefish Grill;
Aaron Pope; Tents, Flags, and Accessories; Auctioneer Sam Belcher;
Amavita Coffee; Arnold High School Band; Willow's; the Bagel Maker;
Starbuck's; Boardwalk Beach Resort; Cakes by Tannis; and Chris Godber.
Additionally, the Mission
held a Breakfast
with Santa. About 80 homeless and needy children toured the trees,
participated in crafts, heard a story and received gifts from Santa.
We owe a special thanks to: Home Depot; Hobby Lobby; Burger King;
Dairy Fresh; Shipes Studio; Bay District Schools; Toys for Kids
Foundation; Panama City Fire Department
THANK YOU
to all our sponsors and the
many volunteers and designers that gave their time and talents to this
beloved event!
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