Vancouver Rotary Foundation’s Festival of Trees Announces Results of Voting on Nonprofit Tree Showcase

Vancouver, Wash.— Over Thanksgiving weekend, The Vancouver Rotary Foundation’s Festival of Trees hosted trees decorated by 17 other local nonprofit organizations to express their missions. On site at the Festival, visitors were encouraged to support their favorite trees or organizations by voting with dollars, putting money into vote boxes that accompanied each tree.

After three days of voting and events that saw 5,000+ visitors, Arc of Clark County received the most votes. Arc will receive 1/3 of the total dollar votes cast; Vancouver Rotary Foundation receives 1/3; and other participants will each receive an equal share of the remaining 1/3.

Each organization involved produced a beautiful, unique tree that helped promote and further their mission and outreach. The total votes cast amounted to nearly $1,500. The organizations involved, and the themes of their trees, were:

Arc of Clark County – You Know Me: A Season of Belonging

Furry Friends Pet Rescue – Cats and Dogs Home for the Holidays

North County Food Bank – Gifts of the Harvest

Share – There’s No Place Like Home

Caring Ambassadors Program – Caring Cranes – Wings of Hope

Columbia River Miracle League – Angels in the Outfield

Loaves and Fishes Centers – Delivering Christmas

The MJ Foundation – Steps of Strength

Children’s Home Society – Turning Hope into Reality for over 100 Years

Affordable Community Environments – A Fruit Valley Children’s Holiday

WSU-Vancouver Foundation – A Crimson & Gray Cougar Holiday

Boy Scouts – A Scouting Holiday

Columbia Dance – The Nutcracker

Clark County Family YMCA – The Polar Express

Equal Opportunities for Children & Families – Children’s Holiday Magic

Camas Educational Foundation – Giving and Growing. Together…

CDM Services – A Bright and Brilliant Hope

Says Vancouver Rotary Foundation President George Middleton, “This effort allows us to live the Vancouver Rotary Foundation’s mission in a tangible, noticeable way. We aren’t just giving money, we’re also giving time and support to help these organizations continue to make a positive impact on our community. This is everything that we are about.” For more information, visit www.festivaloftrees.net or call (360)750-0409.