Kennedy Krieger’s Festival Of Trees To Return In November

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — After going virtual past year, Kennedy Krieger’s Festival Trees is acceptable to instrumentality successful November with a premix of in-person and online activities.

There volition beryllium an outdoor artifact thrust astatine the Maryland State Fairgrounds connected Friday, Nov. 26 and Saturday, Nov. 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., featuring unrecorded euphony and a sojourn from Santa and different characters.

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Organizers are besides readying online events specified arsenic Q&As with Santa and the Disney Princesses, a performance with the radical Milkshake, crafting activities and more.

The fundraiser’s signature event, the merchantability of designer-decorated trees, wreaths and ginger breadstuff houses, volition besides instrumentality spot online, arsenic volition an auction of memorabilia, experiences and gifts.

The 32nd yearly fundraiser benefits the Kennedy Krieger Institute, a nonprofit providing aesculapian care, services and schooling for children and adolescents with developmental disabilities.

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“The taxable for Festival is ‘The Holidays Start Here,’ and this year, we are delighted to start Festival weekend by hosting a artifact thrust that will support our patients successful the infirmary and students successful the schools,” said Linda Schaefer Cameron, Kennedy Krieger’s vice president of philanthropy. “The power of a acquisition to a kid is extraordinary, and we cognize families successful our assemblage volition enactment this effort Thanksgiving weekend when buying for their ain families.”

Since 1990, the lawsuit has raised $24 cardinal for the organization’s programming. Last year’s online-only lawsuit got 30,000 views and helped rise $650,000, according to the institute.

“The assemblage has been truthful supportive of the Institute during this humanities clip arsenic we person worked to service our patients, students and families during the coronavirus pandemic,” said Dr. Brad Schlaggar, president and CEO of Kennedy Krieger Institute. “Now, we are excited to bring everyone the joyousness of the vacation play done the Festival for these 3 days.”

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This year’s festival is scheduled from Nov. 26-28. More details tin beryllium recovered astatine KennedyKrieger.org/FestivalofTrees.

CBS Baltimore Staff