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SUMMARY:2026 Wreath Auction & People’s Choice Contest
DESCRIPTION:Spark Holiday Spirit & Give Back: Join the 2026 Wreath Auction & People's Choice Contest!   \n \n\nThis holiday season\, let's combine creativity with community impact. We invite our local businesses\, organizations\, and makers to participate in the 2026 Wreath Auction & People's Choice Contest under this year's theme: "Bringing Joy to Our Community."\n \n\nEvery dollar raised directly fuels the Farmers Market Fund and expands the EBT/WIC Double Bucks Program\, ensuring local families have greater access to fresh\, wholesome food this winter.\n  \n\nWhether you craft a showstopper that is classic\, whimsical\, or branded to showcase your business\, your participation brings festive cheer to downtown while championing food security across our town.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38\;margin-top:0pt\;margin-bottom:0pt\;"><span style="color:#000000\;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fbf34d8d-7fff-3915-6929-b3b8be5a7931"><span style="font-size: 11pt\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; font-weight: 700\; font-variant: normal\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">Spark Holiday Spirit &amp\; Give Back: Join the 2026 Wreath Auction &amp\; People&rsquo\;s Choice Contest!</span><span style="font-size: 11pt\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; font-variant: normal\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;"> &#127876\;&#10024\;</span></span></span></p>\n&nbsp\;\n\n<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38\;margin-top:0pt\;margin-bottom:0pt\;"><span style="color:#000000\;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fbf34d8d-7fff-3915-6929-b3b8be5a7931"><span style="font-size: 11pt\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; font-variant: normal\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">This holiday season\, let&rsquo\;s combine creativity with community impact. We invite our local businesses\, organizations\, and makers to participate in the </span><span style="font-size: 11pt\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; font-weight: 700\; font-variant: normal\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">2026 Wreath Auction &amp\; People&rsquo\;s Choice Contest</span><span style="font-size: 11pt\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; font-variant: normal\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;"> under this year&rsquo\;s theme: </span><span style="font-size: 11pt\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; font-style: italic\; font-variant: normal\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">&quot\;Bringing Joy to Our Community.&quot\;</span></span></span></p>\n<span style="color:#000000\;">&nbsp\;</span>\n\n<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38\;margin-top:0pt\;margin-bottom:0pt\;"><span style="color:#000000\;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fbf34d8d-7fff-3915-6929-b3b8be5a7931"><span style="font-size: 11pt\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; font-variant: normal\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">Every dollar raised directly fuels the </span><span style="font-size: 11pt\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; font-weight: 700\; font-variant: normal\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">Farmers Market Fund</span><span style="font-size: 11pt\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; font-variant: normal\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;"> and expands the </span><span style="font-size: 11pt\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; font-weight: 700\; font-variant: normal\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">EBT/WIC Double Bucks Program</span><span style="font-size: 11pt\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; font-variant: normal\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">\, ensuring local families have greater access to fresh\, wholesome food this winter.</span></span></span></p>\n<span style="color:#000000\;"> &nbsp\;</span>\n\n<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38\;margin-top:0pt\;margin-bottom:0pt\;"><span style="color:#000000\;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fbf34d8d-7fff-3915-6929-b3b8be5a7931"><span style="font-size: 11pt\; font-family: Arial\, sans-serif\; font-variant: normal\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">Whether you craft a showstopper that is classic\, whimsical\, or branded to showcase your business\, your participation brings festive cheer to downtown while championing food security across our town.</span></span></span></p>\n\n<div>&nbsp\;</div>\n
LOCATION:October 16 | Entry Deadline: Sign up to host a wreath by October 16. Great news you can have your wreath created by Neil's Apparel and Accents\, Eddie's Floral or Ted's Flower Basket. Just select your designer on the registration form. If you are creative and crafty\, you may enter a wreath that you handcrafted! November 2 | Delivery Deadline: Deliver your completed wreath to the Welcome Center or have your designer call the Welcome Center for pickup. November 2 21 | Welcome Center Showcase: All wreaths will be exhibited for public viewing in The Gallery at the Visit Sanford Welcome Center and People's Choice ticket voting. November 21 | Farmers Market & Artisan Fair Finale: Until 10:00 AM: Final call for People's Choice voting. 10:30 AM: Live Wreath Auction begins! Bidders take their winning wreaths home just in time for Thanksgiving decorating.
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