This year’s Festival of Trees was a glorious event!
Breaking our record with over 100 donated trees, and over 40 silent auction items, and the outstanding help of our fabulous sponsors, donors, volunteers, visitors and supporters, we raised $25,000 towards grants for Reading district teachers.
Thank you all for your wonderful contributions and support – we look forward to sharing more about the teacher grants this will fund!
A special thank you to our event sponsor, RSM International, as well as our Silver Sponsor, NorthernBank and Trust and our Snowflake Sponsors: Stonebridge of Burlington, South Street Custom Builders, J & B Crosby and Co., and Faulkner Legal Consulting. In addition, much
appreciation to Sartell Electric for lighting, Bertucci’s in Reading for the Pizza and dinner fare, the Reading Rotary Club for manning popcorn and cotton candy sales, Jordan’s IMAX for the popcorn, Reading Cooperative Bank for the water, Cube Smart Self Storage for keeping our supplies, all our wonderful volunteers, students and adults alike, and of course, our beloved Silent Auction & Tree donors (see a complete listing at the end of this post).
Lastly, heartfelt thanks to Creative Arts for face painting, and for the wonderfulperformances by Middle School Select Chorus; RMHS Select Chorus; Coolidge A Capella Pop Group; the 5th Grade Ukulele Players; RMHS Brass Trio, Wind Quartet, Sax Trio, Woodwind Quartet, Percussion Quartet and Wind Trio; Karen K & the Jitterbugs, Ben Rudnick and Friends, Taylor Hilliard, and Eileen Litterio.
Event Highlights
Tree Winners
Most Unusual Tree: “Up-cycle Tree” by Tin Bucket 
Favorite Tree: “Pass, Shoot, Score and Be Merry!” by Girls U-12 Soccer
Most Creative Tree: “Nothing Trivial About Recycling” by Wood End PTO 
Best Under Tree Display: “Sassy Christmas Tree” by Sassy Paws Pet Styles
Best Tree Topper: “The Two Seasons of New England” by Social Good
Most Spectacular:“Candy Cane Lane” by Reading Education Foundation
Star Wars anyone?
Other Favorites
Silent Auction
Tree Donors
Reading Education Foundation
The Hilliard Family
Reading Cooperative Bank
Creative Sparks Imagery
Sassy Paws Pet Styles
Burbank YMCA
Joshua Eaton Student Council
Birch Meadow School Council & PTO
RMHS ILP 2 Students
Elite Freestyle Karate
Coolidge Gay-Straight Alliance
Mission of Deeds
Social Good
Reading-North Reading Chamber of Commerce
RMHS Choral Department & VOICE
Everything But the Dog
Sanborn Place
Timothy Kelley, Attorney-at-Law
Alive & Well
Olde Redding Butcher Shoppe
Lisa Vouras, DMD, PC
The Dumas Family
RMHS Marching Band & Color Guard
Aine’s Boutique
Reading School Nutrition Department
RMHS PTO
Parker PTO
RMLD
Cordele Photography
RISE Preschool
Reading Lacrosse Association
Parents Support Student Theater (PSST)
RMHS Drama Club
Creative Arts
RMHS Administration
RMHS Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA)
RMHS Class of 2017
Lumen Wealth Management
RMHS Girl Rising Club
RMHS Art Club
RMHS Right Club
The Davidson & Dee Families
RMHS Class of 2019
Young Women’s League of Reading
The Dolan Family
Sawyer Nursery School
Bride-N-Belle
Reading School Committee & Central Office
Coolidge Room F5
Coolidge Homeroom B2
Coolidge Library & Technology Groups
Coolidge Music Department
Coolidge Team Polaris
Coolidge Compass Program
Parker Music Department
The Staff at Joshua Eaton
Connect the Tots
Joyful Drops – Young Living
The Staff at Wood End
Barrows PTO
Reading Public Library
The Skinner Family
Latitude Sports Club of Peabody
J.W. Killam PTO
Brownie Troop 75305
The Peirce Family
Girls U-12 Soccer
Tin Cup
Bertuccis of Reading
Boy Scout Troop 702
Elite Fitness Center
The Rinklin Family
Barile Family Funeral Homes
Rodan & Fields
Parker Leadership & Service Group
Lee Kimball & DJK Foundation
Killam School Community
Dave’s Home Services, Inc.
Selectmen of Reading
Reading Bulldogs
Sartell Electrical Services
Oyes of Reading
Wood End PTO
Katie Gilblair, Whitney Goodhue, & Phoebe Johnson
The Janowski Family
The Lee Family
Human Relations Advisory Committee
METCO
The Gould Family
Parker’s Ms. Cristi’s Homeroom 111
The Girl Scouts
EMARC Family Support & Recreation
Girl Scout Troop 65036
FRC Team 4761
The Flower Shoppe of Eric’s
RMHS Interact Club
Friends of Reading Recreation (FORR) &
Reading Recreational Department
Silent Auction Donors
Olde Redding Butcher Shoppe
Pamplemousse
Rite-Aid
Laschi’s
Sense of Wonder
Green Tomato
Portland Pie
Boston Bruins
Band Parents Organiza-tion
Northern Bank & Trust
Joe Fish
Mallone Family
Harrow’s
Parker Middle School
Edgerley & Bessom Fu-neral Home
Quannapowitt Players
Health Touch
The Downey Family
Renewal Landscaping
YMCA
The Nelson Family
The Bull Radio Station
The Gallow’s Restaurant
UFit
DiCara’s
Sanborn Place
Zinga
The Foley Family
Deborah Capuano Holistic Therapies
John McLeod, LTD
Simp Oz
Hair by Danielle
The Last Days of Doo-Wop
New Bedford Whaling Museum
Kids Fun Stop
Elite Freestyle Karate
Brissonte
El Designs
Alan Gilburg
The Gilburg Family
Glitter Baby Designs
Bobbie Botticelli
Mike Foley
Yuri Jhon
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