Kiwanis Membership of Elmira holds Pageant of Timber

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) — On Saturday, Elmira’s Kiwanis Membership held a pageant of timber, giving the neighborhood an opportunity to fund native applications whereas taking the prospect at profitable a tree.

The timber are small table-top timber that have been adorned by committee members from the Kiwanis Membership.

The Membership’s President, Sherry Mandell, mentioned that every tree is exclusive in its personal method, with some having themes or particular objects attacked to them that people can win.

The timber are raffled off, with all the cash raised going towards native youngsters’s applications and occasions for veterans.

This yr’s celebration marks the second time the Kiwanis Membership has finished a vacation public sale like this. Due to COVID, the membership wasn’t in a position to do a big in-person public sale as they’ve finished previously, however with the timber, they have been in a position to do it remotely final yr, with this yr being in individual on the Hibernian Middle in Elmira.

“With the timber, we may print out footage of the timber, and we may promote tickets that method,” Mandell mentioned, “We didn’t should have a gathering of individuals, however individuals may nonetheless make investments by shopping for raffle tickets,” she mentioned.

Mandell mentioned that they plan on persevering with this occasion subsequent vacation season and increasing the fundraiser much more.