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SPECIAL EVENT

FESTIVAL OF TREES 2007

SPECIAL EVENT

Holiday Happening

The Chanute Air Museum's second holiday fund-raiser, the Festival of Trees 2007, will jump start the season in Rantoul, Illinois, on Sunday, December 2, 2007.

It will continue through December 9, 2007, when it will close with a raffle of the award winning trees decorated by local sponsors. The Festival will also include a bake sale, art competition, and an essay contest for children providing many opportunities for community involvement.

The Museum, which is primarily volunteer-staffed, will use the funding from the Festival to expand its educational programs for youth, to provide increased scholarships for attendance at the science and aviation camps offered each summer. Entry forms for the contests and the drawings for the children's art competition will be available at the links below.

Special hours for the Festival are:

Mon - Sat	Dec 3 - Dec 8, 2007	10:00am - 5:00pm
Sunday	Dec 2 & 9, 2007	12:00pm - 5:00pm

Special Events are:

Kid's Corner - Saturday, December 8, 2007, 1:00 - 4:00pm

Quilt Display - December 7,8 &9, 2007

Bake Sale - December 8, 2007

Admission Price:

Adults: $6.00*

Seniors: $5.00 (62 and over)*

Children (thru 5th Grade): $2.00*

* One dollar off with a canned good for the food bank,

a Beanie Baby for the Toys for Troops program, or

an item for the troops Christmas packages.

Contest Prizes:

Click HERE to view all contest prizes and prize distribution.

Entry Forms:

Click on the links below to obtain your printable entry form:

Christmas tree decorating contest entry explanation (pdf document)

Essay contest entry form (pdf document)

Children's art competition entry form (pdf document)

Children's art competition coloring sheets:

Click on the links below to obtain your printable coloring sheets:

Elf (pdf document)

House (pdf document)

Santa (pdf document)

Tree (pdf document)

For more information, call us at (217) 893-1613
Our Fax number is (217) 892-5774

See previous Festival of Trees 2006
Contest Winners Here