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Junior League of Greenwich Will 'Jingle All The Way' With Annual Enchanted Forest Holiday Benefit

'The Enchanted Forest' benefit will feature decorated trees, gingerbread houses, shopping, breakfast with Santa and a Jingle Bell Bash.

‘Jingle All The Way’ is the theme of The Junior League of Greenwich (JLG) annual holiday fundraiser, The Enchanted Forest that’s scheduled for next weekend at the Hyatt Regency in Old Greenwich.

The Enchanted Forest at 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21 for the ‘Jingle Mingle Holiday Boutique’ featuring more than 50 vendors for an evening of pampering while shopping for holiday presents. The ‘BUY IT NOW’ feature will continue this year on select gingerbread houses and trees. Tickets are $20.

The official opening of the Enchanted Forest will take place on Saturday, Nov. 22 at 9 a.m. for Santa’s Breakfast attendees. General admission hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Nov. 22 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Nov. 23. There will be a wide selection of activities including ‘Breakfast with Santa’ with entertainment by Graham Clarke, and, back by popular demand, a children’s afternoon tea event, ‘Clara’s Tea’, that will be available on Sunday.

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Other features and highlights occurring throughout the weekend will include gingerbread workshops, complimentary family entertainment by a host of local acts, choral groups and dance companies, a Holiday Playland, The Children’s Giving Shop and the “Jingle Bell Bash,” a Saturday night cocktail party, featuring music by the Greenwich band The Short Bus. Tickets for the bash are $125 for cocktails, dinner and dancing.

Funds raised from The Enchanted Forest go directly toward supporting impactful community projects that are identified, designed and implemented by the Junior League of Greenwich.

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For more information, contact the JLG Office at (203) 869-1979 or visit our website at www.jlgreenwich.org.

Photo credit: Junior League of Greenwich.

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