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Christmas Tree Lane 2011 Event Information ... to be held this year on Dec. 2 and 3
What: The 59th Annual Christmas Tree Lane Event --- a night of dancing, dining and an exclusive fashion show, plus a Christmas Tree Drawing of 16 fabluous designer trees, and live auction! Where: The National Orange Show Events Center, San Bernadino, California Contact: Karen DiCarlo, President, Santa Claus, Inc. of Greater San Bernardino, 909/885-0090 Carrie Schmidt, Chairman, 909-534-2693 or Ann Doty, Event Coordinator, 909/886-2528 Mail: 824 East 6th St., San Bernadino, CA 92410 or P.O. Box 2642, San Bernadino, CA92406 E-mail: Elves@santaclausinc.com or SantaClausPresident@juno.com Web: www.santaclausinc.com Watch You Tube video of 2010 Christrmas Tree Lane fundraiser Information for our 2011 Events are available here... Thank you Theme: Christmas on 5th Avenue !!! Dates: December 2 and 3 Evening Gala December 2: Beginning at 6 p.m., Christmas Tree preview, Boutique shopping, silent auction bidding, cigar and vodka bar and cocktails. Starting at 7 p.m., Welcome by Mayor Pat Morris, live auction, dinner, Macy's fashion show, awards, fund-a-child, tree drawing and dancing will follow. Lunceon Event December 3: Begins at 10 a.m., Christmas Tree preview, Boutique shopping, silent auction bidding and cocktails. Starting at 11:15 a.m., Welcome by Master of Ceremonies Martha Green, lunceon, Macy's fashion show, awards, live auction, fund-a-child and tree drawings will follow. Elves at Santa Claus Inc. are gearing up for annual event This holiday season take a trip with us to Manhattan and stroll 5th avenue to view the famous and fabulous storefronts adorned with beautiful scense and gift displays that line these chic city sidewalks. Walk the streets of Greenwich Village and explore the beautifully decorated doors of the old historic brownstones. Have lunch and/or dinner in a wintery Central Park and take part in the chic couture fashion scene of New York City. In the evening the men can relax in a Manhattan style gentleman's club and together we will enjoy all of the finery that makes a Christmas evening in the city special. The volunteers are the "elves" of Santa Claus Inc., the 59-year-old organization that helps parents in need give to their children at Christmastime. Elves are in charge of the Miracle Department. In December 2010, Santa Claus Inc. provided a Merry Christmas for a record 17,000 underprivileged children in the San Bernardino, Colton, Redlands and Rialto school districts. The need is growing. This much-needed service for families who are often referred to as the "working poor" was made possible through the very generous support of local communities and hundreds of volunteers, according to Karen DiCarlo, Santa Claus Inc. president and head elf. "We are gearing up for lots of families this year," she told me. "Clothing is being packaged, toys have been purchased." New toys this year include boogie boards and skateboards, action figures, games, dollhouses, doll clothes, My Little Ponies, Barbies - all kinds of toys - many donated by Mattel. "Every year we try to find another way to help more children - especially in this economy. This year, we're aiming at helping 20,000," says Don DiCarlo, Karen's husband and elf extraordinaire. The nonprofit's biggest fundraiser, the beautiful Christmas Tree Lane event, is right around the proverbial corner. Held annually at the National Orange Show Events Center, this year's "Christmas on Fifth Avenue" is Dec. 2-3. The black-tie formal event is Friday evening and the luncheon event is Saturday. The evening bash is beyond fabulous with the designer-decorated Christmas tree preview, a gourmet dinner, Macy's Fashion Extravaganza by Couture Productions featuring fashions from Macy's San Bernardino and Macy's Victoria Gardens, live and silent auctions, unique Christmas boutiques, a drawing for the designer trees and gifts, and dancing to live music until midnight (I'm exhausted just telling you about it). On Saturday, there's the tree preview, a holiday luncheon, Macy's fashion extravaganza, the live and silent auctions, Christmas boutique, drawing for the trees and gifts and a silent auction for custom designer wreaths. Ticket prices for the evening event are $125 per person; luncheon tickets are $65 per person. If you want to do both, there's a special price of $160. Also, anyone wishing to sponsor a child for Christmas can do so for just $25 per child. Your donation will provide toys, clothing, books and educational materials under the tree for the child you adopt this Christmas. "Fund a Child" donations can be sent to Santa Claus Inc. P.O. Box 2642, San Bernardino, CA 92406. Each year, more than 250 Santa Claus Inc. elves work from January to December to provide new clothing, toys and quality new books, handmade quilts, afghans and blankets and educational materials to the children. Parents are then invited to "shop for free" at organization's warehouse during the distribution in December. According to Karen, a new Monthly Outreach Program has been added because of the tremendous need throughout the San Bernardino area. "We realized we need to help throughout the year - children's need is year-round," she said. "We choose a different organization to help each month. It looks like its successful and we're very excited about it," said Karen, who's in her 10th year as president. Here, at least, the spirit of Christmas is alive and well. For more information, call 909-885-0090. michel.nolan@inlandnewspapers.com, 909-386-3859 .............................................................................................................................   Watch You Tube video of 2010 Christrmas Tree Lane fundraiser THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR SPONSORS AND EVENT CONTRIUTORS Artwork was produced in cooperation with the Sun, Daily Facts, and Ontario Bulliten of Inland Newspapers as part of their ongoing generous sponsorship of Santa Claus Incorporated's Christmas Tree Lane fundraising events. We thank their marketing department for their valuable effort in helping produce our yearly events. THE 2010 CHRISTMAS TREE LANE EVENTS WERE THE MOST SUCCESSFUL IN OUR 58 YEAR HISTORY. The Macy's fashion show was absolutely fantastic... THANK YOU Macy's will again be the sponsor of the 2011 Fashion Show Extravaganza for Christmas Tree Lane Christmas Tree Lane 2010 funds helped Santa Claus, Inc. provide 110,000 gifts for over 17,000 kids |
