First Congregational Church Tree & Wreath Sale Starts Nov. 25

From First Congregational Church of Greenwich: GREENWICH, CT — Greenwich High School’s Freshman football coach Frank Wells is looking forward to a rematch with 500 fresh-cut Christmas Trees early on Saturday morning, November 25.

For the second year in a row, the GHS Freshman and Sophomore players and coaches will be lending their muscle to unload trees for the start of the First Congregational Church Tree & Wreath Sale benefiting local charities. The teams plan to set a "speed record" in getting the New Hampshire-grown trees off the
long flatbed delivery truck and onto display racks on the front lawn of the church at 108 Sound Beach Avenue in Old Greenwich.

Following a 50-year tradition of selling Christmas Trees to help those in need, The First Church Tree Sale will offer premium Fraser Fir and Balsam Fir trees of all sizes, plus decorated and undecorated wreaths, natural roping and kissing balls while they last. All proceeds will go to support six vital local charities:

Kids in Crisis, The Den for Grieving Kids, the Young Adults Program at Pacific House, Soundwater's Young Mariners STEM Academy, Building One Community, and BackCountry Jazz, which provides music enrichment to Bridgeport students.

Trees and wreaths will be offered for sale on Saturdays from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm and on Sundays from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm, beginning November 25. In recent years, the sale has grown into a traditional community event, staffed with volunteers of all ages, including church members, ambassadors from the
benefiting charities, and students from Greenwich public and private schools.

"The thing that makes the tree sale a really special experience," said Tamara Ng-Yow, Chair of the Christmas Tree & Wreath Sale, "is that buying a fresh-cut tree or Christmas decorations here also creates a gift that keeps on giving to those in need, long after the holidays are over. All the funds raised from this sale directly
support the programs of our charity partners."

The Tree Sale is scheduled for three weekends, ending Sunday, December 9, but in recent years most of the trees and wreaths have sold during the first two weekends. "Most people in the community know about our tree sale by now," said Chris Hartwell, Community Relations Chair at First Church. "They love the convenience of picking out a high-quality tree right in the neighborhood, so we get very busy soon after Thanksgiving. We urge people to come early to find the perfect tree for their Christmas celebration."

Photo: Greenwich High School Coach Frank Wells. Photo credit: First Congregational Church of Greenwich