Festival of Trees, Teddy Bear Tea tickets on sale now

PORT ANGELES — Tickets are on sale now for the annual Festival of Trees Gala, Teddy Bear Tea, Family Days and Senior Breakfast events scheduled later this month in Port Angeles.

Now in its 32nd year, the annual event is a three-day fundraiser for the Olympic Medical Center Foundation. Elaborately decorated Christmas trees and wreaths created by area designers are featured at the gatherings at the Vern Burton Community Center, 308 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles.

Tickets can be purchased online at omhf.org or by calling 360-417-7144, or at the Olympic Medical Center Foundation office, 1015 Georgiana St., Port Angeles.

The Festival of Trees Gala, presented by First Federal, is set for 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 25, when most of the trees and wreaths will be auctioned off. Tickets are $105.

The Teddy Bear Tea, presented by Erika Ralston Word of Windermere, is set for 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 26.

Attendees can buy tickets for $12 each, or $250 for a VIP Table of eight. Santa will make his first appearance at the event and will be available for photos with each child. Photos will be printed and available to pick up immediately following the event.

Family Days — presented by The Lodge at Sherwood Village, Sherwood Assisted living and Fifth Avenue Retirement Center — is set for 2 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 26, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 27.

Tickets are $7, with children younger than 12 attending for free. Attendees will be able to view the trees, purchase raffle tickets and enjoy entertainment.

The Senior Breakfast, presented by Discovery Memory Care, starts at 8:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 25. Breakfast is served for all ages and the event includes entertainment and tree viewing. Tickets are $16 each.

For more information, call the Foundation office at 417-7144.

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