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C2 n THE MONTANA STANDARD, BUTTE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2010
F E S T I VA L O F T R E E S
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Thank You For Supporting The 21st Annual Festival of TreesA Fund-raiser for the Paul Clark/McDonald’s Family Home
“Christmas Through The Years”Your Generosity And Good Will
Is A Tribute To The Spirit Of The Community
Viewing isFriday December 3rd from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. &Saturday December 4th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Teddy Bear Tea Saturday December 4th at noon to 3pm.
Live Auction GalaSaturday 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.
RSVP $25.00 includes admission & Hors d’oevres, with a no host bar.
The Silent Auction starts on Friday at 9 a.m. and ends at 7 p.m. Saturday – if you wish not to attend the Gala you may enter to up your bid until 7 p.m.
at which time the Live Auction begins
For more information call
The Paul Clark Home/
McDonald’s Family Place
(406) 782-0353
Give • Live • LoveThis Holiday Seasoni’m lovin’ it
®
McDonalds
Gala returns to Uptown centerT
he annual Festival of Trees galawill be Saturday night, Dec. 4,from 6 to 11 p.m. where a host
of fully decorated Christmas treeswill be auctioned off. The event willbe at the Uptown events center, onebuilding south of the Hennessybuilding on Main.
Proceeds benefit the Paul Clark-Ronald McDonald Home onExcelsior Street.
Betty Ostoj, Paul Clark HomeDirector, said the group hopes toraise $30,000 for its annual event.In years past, the fundraiser broughtin nearly $42,000.
“We had some hail damage at thehome this year and are in theprocess of replacing stoves, refriger-ators and carpeting,” Ostoj said.
“Many people think that we getthe majority of our funding fromMcDonald’s, but we hold a numberof fundraisers to make ends meet,
Ostoj said.Although the Paul Clark Home-
McDonald’s Family Place did notopen until 1992, fundraising beganin earnest in 1988, with efforts toraise the money needed to renovatethe historic Paul Clark Home at
207 S. Excelsior St. in Butte.The first Festival of Trees was
held at the Copper King Inn in 1990,with nearly 40 Christmas trees wereentered that year. A Teddy Bear Teafor the children was also added.
The home is usually about 30 percent full with parents of children who need medical attentionor are staying long-term at St. James Healthcare. Many of thoseparents cannot afford to stay elsewhere.
Public viewing of the trees startsFriday at 11 a.m. and runs until 8 p.m. On Saturday it is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. From noon to 3 p.m. is thechildren’s Teddy bear tea event.
The gala costs $25 and includeshors d’oeuvres supplied by PintlerView catering, and a no-host bar.
Thirteen trees and otherChristmas ornaments are part of theauction items.
WALTER HINICK / THE MONTANA STANDARD
BETTY OSTOJ, Paul Clark Home Director, said the grouphopes to raise $30,000 from its annual event.
Paul Clark is a ‘home
away from home’Built in 1899, the Paul
Clark Home was a gift tothe city of Butte from copper magnate W. A.Clark.
Clark named the homeafter his son, Paul, whohad died in adolescence.
For most of its history,the building served as ahome to school-age chil-dren whose families couldno longer care for them.The home’s young resi-dents’ length of stay varied from a few monthsto their entire childhood.
In 1992, the homeopened its doors as thePaul Clark Home-McDonald’s Family Place,and currently providestemporary lodging forfamilies of patients receiv-ing treatment at hospitalsin southwest Montana.
Rooms must berequested by a health-care
professional, and areavailable on a first come,first served basis. Familiesare asked to donate $10per night, and no one isever turned away due tofinancial limitations.
The facility is handicapaccessible and has a sunroom, children’s playroom, fully equippedkitchen, TV room, laundryfacilities and most importantly, a caring andattentive staff. In the past17 years, the home haslodged nearly 7,000 people from 48 states.
Contributions may besent to The Paul ClarkHome-McDonald’s FamilyPlace at 207 S. Excelsior,Butte, MT 59701.
For details, [email protected] orvisit the website atwww.PaulClark-Home.org.
WREATHS are part of the auction.
435 South Crystal, Suite 400, Butte, MT(406) 496-3400
Proud to Support the
Festival of Trees& the McDonald
Family Place
PRESENTSA Toy Filled Christmas
Please join Acadia Montana as we celebrate a toy fi lled Christmas with the Butte Festival of Trees. Come see and bid on our Toy Story tree at the auction Saturday, December 4th at 6:00 p.m. at the Uptown Event Center (Hillstead‛s building). Many of the toys represented in the movie are included in this display. Proceeds from the auction benefi t Ronald McDonald House and the Paul Clark Home.
