PORT ANGELES — The annual Festival of Trees in Port Angeles set a fundraising record.
The event over the Thanksgiving weekend at the Vern Burton Center netted a record $232,000.
The festival kicked off on Wednesday with a new opening ceremony, which featured Ballet Workshop, Ghostlight Productions, and the Port Angeles Symphony. They all performed amidst the lighting of giant, LED-lit Christmas ornament displays, which were donated to the OMC Foundation by Microsoft. The Foundation produces the event and is its beneficiary.
The festival held its annual Gala on Friday night, when 43 trees were auctioned or raffled off. The Senior Breakfast was held Friday morning, which was followed by the Teddy Bear Tea on Saturday, and Family Days on Saturday and Sunday.