Third annual Festival of Trees starts Nov. 20

WARWICK - The third-annual Festival of Trees to benefit Warwick Healthcare Campus of Bon Secours Charity Health System will be held Monday, Nov. 20, through Saturday, Dec. 2 at Schervier Pavilion, 22 Van Duzer Place. The festival showcases decorated holiday trees and wreaths which are voted upon by visitors attending the event and made available for purchase through silent auction bidding. The event benefits St. Anthony Community Hospital, Schervier Pavilion and Mount Alverno Center, and is coordinated by chair, Deborah Krol, with Judy Gleason and Eileen Patterson. This year, the festival will feature a sparkling array of 18 five-foot trees, 10 two-foot tabletop trees and 15 24-inch wreaths in the lobby of Schervier Pavilion. Decorating will begin on Nov. 19 with the event wrapping up at 4 p.m. on Dec. 2 with the last votes tallied for best design and auction bids penciled in. Winning bidders will be notified at the end of the event. Signing on as tree sponsors are Bonacic, Lo Biondo and Krahulik LLP; Stage, Nathans & Ziobro LLP; Luke M. Charde, Jr., Esquire; Borgmeier & Alario, CPA’s; Interiors Plus; Bonni Masi Oswald, State Farm Insurance; and Halligans Public House. Children’s table top tree sponsors include Key Bank; Christine Krahulik; Jim & Eileen Patterson; Seely & Durland, Inc; Warwick Valley Auto Body, Inc.; Sweetbriars; Mystic Valley Real Estate; Warwick Grove; Warwick In Bloom; and Frank Petrucci of Country Chevy. Lending their unique decorating expertise for five-foot trees are: BiNK Essential Baby Gear; Catering House of Ed Fava; Century 21 Peck Realty; Corwin’s Florist & Greenhouses; Eclectic Eye Antiques; Frazzleberries; General’s Garden; Gilsenan Designs, Inc.; Grammy’s Garden; Greetings & Salutations—Charlotte’s Tea Room; High Meadow Flower Farm; Peck’s Wine & Spirits; Provident Bank; SACHA; The Pear Tree; The Toy Chest; Victorian Treasures; and Barbara Moore of Wachovia Securities. Adding the children’s touch to table top trees are St. Stephen’s Youth Group, Christ Episcopal Church of Warwick, Park Avenue School Aftercare; Pine Island School Aftercare; Sanfordville School Aftercare, Kings School Aftercare, St. Stephen-St. Edward’s Elementary School, New Milford & Edenville United Methodist Church, Good Shephard Lutheran Church Pre-School and the Warwick Community Center. Merry-making wreaths will be created by Claudia Vaccaro Real Estate; WV Gardeners; Newhard’s “The Home Source”; Port of Call; Rockport Kitchen & Bath, Inc.; Wadeson Home Center; B. Page & Co. “The Best of Everything”; The Red Shutters; Warwick Gardens; Forever Jewelers; Kate Washington of Re/Max Benchmark; Ellen Mital; Warwick Reformed Church; and Sonja Stell at Positive Pet Training. Open to the public, the event is part of Warwick Healthcare Campus’ annual “Winding Through Warwick” Holiday House Tour, Dec. 1-2 and Festival of Trees Nov. 20 - Dec. 2. For more information, call 845-987-5677 or visit www.StAnthonyCommunityHosp.org/events.