Festival of Trees

The Festival of Trees will be held November 19, at 6pm. This year’s event will take place at the beautiful Bridgewater Club, 3535 E. 161st St. Carmel, IN, 46033, (317) 867-4653. The evening includes a dinner, a keynote speaker, and an auction of exquisitely custom designed themed Christmas trees, wreaths and table centerpieces - hand decorated by local designers specifically as fundraising pieces. Cost is: $75 per person. Reservations are required due to limited seating, and admission. Please contact Good Samaritan Network (317-842-2603) to register as a designer, sponsor, or to RSVP. Or visit www.gsnlive.org. Purchased trees will be professionally delivered FREE to the purchaser’s residence by Two Men and A Truck moving company the following Monday or Tuesday after the event. The fundraising effort for this event is hugely important in order for GSN to provide critically needed holiday food boxes and baskets which include: meat, nonperishable food, staples, and limited purchases of gift cards that are utilized only for extenuating household circumstances, including physical and or health issues. The evening’s MC is Wil Hampton, Marian University executive director of athletic events. After a successful career as a television sports anchor and reporter, Wil Hampton joined the Marian University, in 2013.