1^st Annual Wreath Stroll and Silent Auction

This year we are proudly beginning the plans for our 1st Annual Arbors Holiday Wreath Stroll and Silent Auction.  We are looking to the season and seeing all the wonderful wreath decorations but we can not be successful in our endeavor without participation from our business and industry partners and community colleagues.  We invite you to participate in the stroll by decorating a wreath for our silent auction.

Our charity of choice is the Vermont Alzheimer’s Association.  This association provides information and supportive referrals about resources for individuals and their families living with Alzheimer’s and related diseases.  The Vermont Alzheimer’s Association helps them access resources needed to make informed choices and receive the support needed as they travel along their difficult journey. 

Here are the particulars:

• The Arbors and the Alzheimer’s Association – Vermont Chapter will distribute undecorated wreaths during the week of November 2nd.
• We ask that you be creative in decorating your wreaths to represent your business and/or service; or whatever suits your interest.  Country, primitive, themes, everything!! 
• Remember, we will have them on display for silent auction and active bidding!
• Decorated wreaths must be returned to The Arbors no later than Tuesday, November 24th, to begin their display for the Silent Auction.  If you need assistance, please contact The Arbors at 802-985-8600.
• The Arbors will include a brief description of your company/organization that will be displayed beside your decorated wreath.  Please submit your company overview via email to Kathi Monteith at kmonteith@benchmarkquality.com. This should be sent no later than Friday, November 20th to allow for preparation time. 

The Arbors’ Holiday Wreath Stroll event and silent auction is open to the public and will be held on Wednesday, December 2^nd, 6:00pm to 8:30pm.  A scrumptious chowder fest will be available for guests for a donation of $5.00. All donations and Silent Auction proceeds will go to the Alzheimer’s Association – Vermont Chapter.  This will be a festive evening filled with music, food and good friends, and of course, we hope you depart with a wreath of your choosing.  Be sure to bring along a few friends!

If you would like to participate, have any questions or comments; please contact Kathi Monteith of The Arbors at Shelburne at 802-985-8600 or Ashley Witzenberger of the Alzheimer’s Association – Vermont Chapter at 802-316-3839.

The Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative (AAQI) is a grassroots effort to raise awareness and fund research to find a cure for Alzheimer's disease. All profit is donated to Alzheimer's research. The AAQI is accomplishing its goals with two concurrent programs:

The first is a nationwide quilt exhibit called "Alzheimer's: Forgetting Piece By Piece." It contains 52 quilts each interpreting Alzheimer's in some way. So far, an estimated 88,000 have already seen these quilts. They will crisscross the country from August 2006 until July 2009.

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