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Vergennes Holiday Stroll
Saturday December 2nd

Tuesday November 28, 2006

7:30-10am: Breakfast with Santa at VUHS Cafeteria - adults $5, under 10 is $3 Come & eat breakfast with Santa & make a craft in his workshop! Sponsored by students and Friends of Music
9:30am-5:30pm: Stores open for Holiday Shopping!
10am-5pm: Winter Wonderland & Festival of Wreaths Silent Auction at Vergennes Opera House - sponsored by the Champlain Valley Christian School (bidding ends at 4pm)
10am-2pm: Bixby Library Open House with their 2nd annual Silent Auction of Holiday Baskets donated by local businesses & patrons (bidding ends at 1:45 - winning bids announced at 2pm) bring donations to hang on the "Mitten & Sock" tree!
10:30am: Ring in the Holiday Stroll by joining Santa and his elves strolling from the Vergennes Opera House to the Bixby Library-bring bells to ring & a voice to sing!
10:45am: Santa Claus reads "Twas the Night Before Christmas" at the Bixby Library
11am-noon: Jon Gailmor, singer/songwriter at Bixby Library -due to limited space, free tickets required - 877-2211
11am-3pm: Vergennes Area Rescue Squad at the city park - informational brochures
12:30: Bixby Library - refreshments by the ladies of the Vergennes Community Forum
1:00-1:30pm: Bixby Library - Maiden Vermont - a cappella group
1-2pm: Historical Tales with Father Time - upstairs at the Park Squeeze Listen or share memories of Christmases past (conversation style)
2:30-4:30pm: Visit Santa in a Winter Wonderland at Vergennes Opera House - Pictures with Santa available - proceeds for Toys for Tots
3-4pm: Gingerbread cookie decorating for children of all ages
5pm: Patriotic Tree lighting for our troops at City Park -sponsored by the VUHS Student Council
5:30pm: Lighting of City Park & Memory Tree with Mayor April Jin, caroling by Addison County Gospel Choir.

Addison County Gospel Choir performing at VOH at 2:30 & 4:30pm and City Park at 5:30pm

Gingerbread House competition display at Jackman Fuels, Inc. & Vergennes Wine & Beverage

Northlands Job Corps Students will be serving food & warm drinks all day as you stroll & shop around town! (at Bixby Library 10am-noon, Vergennes Opera House noon-5pm, warm drinks at City Park 10-5pm)

Boys and Girls Club will be selling raffle tickets at a variety of outlets around town for the "Giant Christmas Stocking" ($800 + value)


Sponsors

Bixby Library, Boys & Girls Club, Champlain Valley Christian School, City of Vergennes, Deirdre Counter Real Estate, Gaines Insurance, Jackman Fuels, Kinney Drugs, Landmark Financial, Lions Club, Northlands Job Corps, Park Squeeze, Vergennes Area Chamber, a Division of the Addison County Chamber of Commerce, Vergennes Area Merchants, Vergennes Opera House, Vergennes Wine & Beverage, VUHS Student Council

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