Christmas in Muskoka returns to Chatham-Kent this week, but in a new home: the John D. Bradley Convention Centre.
For the past eight years, the event has proven an excellent and popular fundraiser that supports 300 Grade 7 students, and 130 secondary school students in the St. Clair Catholic District School Board, who will attend the Muskoka Woods Leadership Camp this May.
To date nearly $670,000 has been raised by the event, more than 3,500 students have attended the leadership camp as a result, about 50,000 raffle tickets are sold each year for the 40 designer Christmas trees that go on display each year, and many a partnership has been forged through the event.
Further, it takes about 120 volunteers to put on the event, which is attended by 1,500 primary elementary school students via field trips each year.
This year’s event runs through Saturday at the Bradley Centre.
Key events this week include a Grade 7/8 dance on Thursday, a seniors’ tea on Friday, the Tepperman’s Community Evening on Friday night, where admission is free with a donated non-perishable food item, breakfast with Santa on Saturday, and a couple of private corporate Christmas parties on the Saturday.
The draws for the trees take place Sunday morning.
