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Handcrafted Christmas
Handcrafted Christmas
Rosanne Fortier - News Correspondent
Vegreville and District Chamber of Commerce partnered with Vegreville Agricultural Society to host their 21st Annual Christmas Arts and Crafts Sale which saw around 400 attendees on Nov. 18 at Vegreville Social Centre.
Everything from Christmas baking, quilting, jewelry, woodwork, Ukrainian Folk Art, seasonal home décor, dog treats and more were for sale.
Vegreville and District Chamber of Commerce General Manager Roxane Bordyniuk explained, “We had 47 vendors with 64 tables whereas last year we had 38 vendors with only 57 tables.
We host this because having the Arts and Crafts Sale is a tradition that both the public and the vendors like to have every year. This gives the vendors an opportunity to show their creations.”
Non-profit organizations were on site too. When asked, the Coordinator for Vegreville Food Bank Joanna Karczmarek, said they collected food and raised $1,006.85.
Dwayne Hlady, President of Vegreville Transportation Services Society (VTSS) said they ran the kitchen for the concession where they raised under $600 which will be used to buy a wheelchair-accessible van.
There was a collection of toys and monetary donations for Vegreville Christmas Bureau.
As well, visits and pictures with Santa were provided courtesy of Homewise Realty. Owner/Broker Ann Waters mentioned that Santa Claus heard the wishes of about 60 children.
