Boys & Girls Clubs Festival of Trees Raises Funds for Local Families

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Stoneham & Wakefield kicked off the holiday season with its annual Festival of Trees on Sunday, November 20th at MarketStreet Lynnfield during its Holiday Stroll. The annual holiday event raised over $20,000 in funds to support local families in need during the holiday season.

Thousands of locals attended the Festival of Trees, which displayed a wide array of festively decorated trees from over 70 local businesses, non-profit and civic groups, as well as local families and other community members who donated trees. Attendees were invited to purchase raffle tickets to enter to win trees on display which were raffled off at the end of the event.

“We want to thank MarketStreet Lynnfield for hosting our event for the second year in a row, which provided the perfect backdrop for our Festival and gave our Clubs additional exposure to surrounding communities. We are also so grateful to all the groups who donated trees and to those who supported the event by attending and purchasing tickets. The outpouring of support for our mission to support families this holiday was deeply appreciated,” says Katie Cafferty, Development Associate for the Boys & Girls Clubs.

Families also had an opportunity to meet with Santa and enjoy free hot chocolate and cider provided by La Gallina restaurant. In addition to the winter wonderland on display at the Festival, the Holiday Stroll provided visitors to MarketStreet with amazing shopping opportunities, holiday food sampling, interactive holiday decor, live entertainment, and a ceremonial tree lighting led by Mr. Claus.

“We are overjoyed by all of the hard work put forth by the incredible team at the Boys & Girls Clubs and are so grateful for the generosity of our community in making sure every child has a happy holiday season,” says Charlotte Woods, General Manager at MarketStreet Lynnfield.

“The magic of the Festival of Trees is that it is so much more than a one- day event celebrating the start of the holidays. It continues all season long by allowing us to raise funds to ensure that every family in need in our community experiences the holiday they deserve, whether it's through meals or gift support. We can’t thank all our community partners enough for supporting this event and helping our Clubs to spread holiday cheer to those in need,” says Megan Samborski, Director of Community Relations for the Boys & Girls Clubs.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Stoneham & Wakefield would like to extend a special thank you to everyone who took the time to decorate and donate a tree to this event and helped to make some families’ holiday season special. The event raised over $20,000 which will be used to help local families through meal support, gift support, and much more.

To learn more or to donate to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Stoneham and Wakefield to support local
children and families, visit BGCWakefield.org or BGCStoneham.org.