Once again our community responded generously and warmly to this year’s Festival of Tiny Trees. More than $8,000 was raised to support additional furnishings for the new La Conner Swinomish Library. It was wonderful to be able to host everyone in our new library and to recognize the amazing efforts that made it possible.

We applaud and appreciate all who made this year’s event a success!

Tam Mason from WaFd Bank who stepped up to coordinate the event. What a hero!

Our creative tree donors & designers:

Local businesses and museums: Linda Banaszak, Caravan Gallery; Kim Broadhead, Jackie Bailey, Kait Hailey, Stompin’ Grounds Coffee; Christina & Robyn Burdick-Good-Rubenstein, Kim & Elizabeth Rubenstein, Tillinghast Postal & Business Center; Michelle Calvin, Beaver Tales Coffee; Amy Green, Jacque Chase, Chris Mohnkern, Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Art Museum; Julia Johnson, Jo Wolfe and staff, Skagit County Historical Museum; Rich Murphy, Scott Dean, Jessi Creason, Matt May, Pac Nor Westy; Colleen O’Brien-Miller, Beezie & Company Family Flower Farm

Individuals: Alice Collingwood and Sarah Broderick; Georgia Johnson; Alexa Robbins and Tina Everitt; Kay Stewart; Kathleen Wadland; Lee Ann Wing

Sierra Pacific Industries for their donation of a Seiko woman’s watch to our silent auction

Frances Simmons, event graphics and operations volunteer

Bernadette Bishop, website

Event volunteers Katryna Barber, Serena Campbell, Robert Hancock, Emily Markert, Kim Rubenstein, Lee Ann Wing; Friends of La Conner Swinomish Library: B.J. Carol, Sandy Chomiak, Diane Fritzler, Midge Hanson, Joan Scarboro

Skagit County Historical Museum

Soroptimist International of La Conner

We wish everyone a safe, peaceful and joyous holiday season – and we hope to see you at the library!

Macek is director of the La Conner Library Foundation. Markert is director of the La Conner Swinomish Library.