Finding that perfect gift for the holidays was easy for hundreds of local residents, who attended the 62nd annual holiday sale held Saturday, Dec. 2.
The event organized by the Community Memorial Hospital Auxiliary featured handmade items, attic treasures, and a kitchen corner. The Holiday Café served yummy sweets and hot beverages. Young shoppers were treated to a kid’s table with art activities. Kerry Koen, pianist provided Holiday music.
Sandra Rounds, a high school English teacher from Sherburne said she has been coming to this event for more than 12 years.
“I always find that perfect gift for the holidays. A few years ago I purchased a set of china that is now part of my family’s Christmas tradition. I also find items I can use with my students. This year, I purchased a menorah, which will bring our studies to life.”
“This popular holiday event takes months to put together,” said Auxiliary President, Gloria Lenhart. “It is truly a labor of love. People seem eager to help and its shows our community spirit.”
Lenhart gave a special thank you to Seven Oaks Golf Course, Terry’s Signs, First Baptist, Church, Parry’s, M. Burton Marshall Insurance, Karen’s Kuts & Kolors, Farmers Market vendors, and Community artists and crafters.
Also thank you to the CMH staff and members of the Auxiliary who spent many days prior to the sale pricing attic treasures, making the various holiday items, setting up displays, and providing help day of the event.
Thirty gift baskets and a handmade quilt by the Stoltzfus Sisters were among the items featured for raffle. The raffle winners included:
- Homemade Cookies — Yvette Piper
- Visa Gift Card Basket — Suzee Rowland
- Fly Creek Cider Mill — Linda Schmidt
- Local Lunch in a Basket — Marcelle Tyburski
- Bubble Bath Bliss — Viola Uhlig
- Farmer’s Market Sampler — Joanne Neligan
- Bird Treats — Kelly Brown
- Farmer’s Market Highlights — Gloria Venere
- Winter Fun — Connie Woods
- Classic and Classy — Joyce Nevison
- Holiday Dinner Gift Basket — Susen Gray
- Pay It Forward — June Markowski
- Movie Night In — Marie Barnes
- Field Basket and Quilt — Hope Hanson
- Wine Tote and Wine + Yummy Local Products — Irene Brown
- Salad Bowl Filled with “Greens” — Jennifer Balog
- For the Love of Dogs — Diana VanAlthius
- Maple Me Happy — Gloria Venere
- Pampering Basket — Barb Kershaw
- Cooperstown Waffles — Marcelle Tyburski
- Joe Cool’s Backyard BBQ — Brad Wilcox
- Wrap and Sip — Sharon Dziekonski
- Strickly Jewelry — Gloria Venere
- Bear Sled & Books — Carolyn Dearnaley
- Happy Hour — Miriam Kmetz
- Dinner for Eight — Mary Brundage
- Light up Your Life — Sharon Dziekonski
- Snowman — Gloria Venere
- Party Time — Sue Stradling
- A Little Bit of This and That — Sue Stradling
- Quilt Raffle Winner: Nancy Roberts
Community Memorial Hospital Auxiliary was founded in 1951 as a support system represented by over 50 volunteers from all neighboring communities, the Auxiliary’s goal is to provide additional value to the healthcare services and mission statement of Community Memorial Hospital.
For more than 60 years, Community Memorial Hospital’s mission has been to provide quality and caring healthcare to thousands of patients throughout nearly 30 Central New York communities located throughout Madison County and beyond. The hospital provides primary care services with a network of five Family Health Centers (Hamilton, Morrisville, Munnsville, Cazenovia and Waterville), an after-hours urgent care clinic – available in the evenings and weekends and 24/7 emergency medicine services.