Once again the Boothbay Region Garden Club received tremendous support from the community. The 2007 Festival of Trees offered trees that were tall, skinny, live, fluffy, specially designed from cork, and even a lighted tree sculpture. An original watercolor and hand-designed "Twelve Days of Christmas" pillow were also part of this year's Festival. The Theme Tree of "My Favorite Things" from "The Sound of Music" was filled with handmade ornaments depicting the song. Visitors had great fun remembering all the lyrics and finding the ornaments on the tree to match.

Money raised from the Festival of Trees each year supports the Garden Club's goals as the committed caretaker of our community's beauty. Providing holiday wreaths to non-commercial area establishments, maintaining summer flower boxes throughout the area, planting flowers and trees at town signs and memorials, introducing gardening to community youth, spreading horticultural information and funding personal enrichment courses for gardeners, are just some of the many activities and programs available through the Garden Club. We also offer scholarship programs for local graduates, YMCA camperships, and enrichment activities at St. Andrews Village.

In addition, each year the Garden Club makes a commitment to provide Christmas trees, lights and ornaments to deserving families and shut-ins. Achieving that promise would not be possible without those who support the Festival of Trees either by financially sponsoring a tree, decorating and donating a complete tree, giving monies and other donations, or making ornaments. Thank you to all of the following whose contributions helped make this Festival a great success.

Boothbay Region Greenhouses, Conley's, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, St. Andrews Village, Boothbay Region Land Trust, Southport Memorial Library, Antique & Coastal Properties, Christmas Magic, J. Edward Knight & Co., Boothbay Harbor Framers, Allen Johnson, Center Café, Marden Builders, Village Store, Mama D's, and Meg Azzoni. Also, trees donated and decorated by Garden Club members.

Tindal & Callahan, Knickerbocker Group, Key Private Bank, Pottle Realty Group, Boothbay Region Boatyard and Boothbay Country Club.

The following are those who gave money: T.W. Green Co., Harold Bishop Agency, Janson's Clothing Store, and Poole Brothers. Thanks to Green Acres Tree Farm for Christmas trees and Hannaford Supermarkets for the donation of coffee, tea and hot chocolate.

Making all those ornaments which adorned the sponsored trees at the Festival and were then given to deserving families, our thanks to: Southport Central School, Boothbay Region Elementary School, YMCA Youth Opportunity Unlimited Program - Youth Center, Y After School Program, Brownie Daisy Troop #1663, and Girl Scout Troops #3579 and #608. A special thank you goes to the Boothbay Harbor United Methodist Church Youth and Click, who each donated and decorated a complete tree which was then given to a deserving family.

The Pet Tree, which is a "benefit tree" realized over $400, which was donated to the Lincoln County Animal Shelter in Edgecomb and The Paws Cause, a fund set up by the Boothbay Animal Hospital for use in times of financial emergency to assist injured animals. Many thanks for each and everyone's generosity.

Finally, without the strong support of the community, both from here and away, who visited, purchased special items, and bid on the auction trees, as well as the countless volunteers from the Garden Club, this Festival of Trees would not have been possible.

Thank You And Happy Holidays! You are cordially invited to The Garden Club's 2008 Festival Of Trees during the first weekend of December.