From baked goods to every imaginable craft item, the Gold Hour Senior Center’s Christmas Craft Fair is bound to have something for everyone.
GHSC activities coordinator Megan Brown said 49 vendors will fill 62 booths at the center on Friday and Saturday. These booths will have everything from candles, homemade bears, stained glass, wooden carvings, and crocheted and knitted items to pottery, magnetic jewelry, custom pens, homemade clocks and tupperware. A lot of food, including baked goods, homemade jam, bread and chocolate-covered fruit will also be sold be vendors.
Brown said the really do not have any venders with the same products.
“We tried to do that intentionally,” she said.
Brown said the center will also participate by selling the same baked goods they sold at the Farmer’s Market, which included turnovers and the ever-so-popular cinnamon rolls.
“We are going to be packed,” Brown said.
The preview fair, which costs $5 per person for admission, will be Friday from 4-8 p.m. at the GHSC. All of the money raised from the admission fees will go right back to the center. Brown said they raised $800 last year; and are hoping for a similar outcome this year.
On Saturday the event, which is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., will kick off with breakfast with Santa. Santa will actually be there from 8-10 a.m., which is when the breakfast will take place. Brown said residents, especially children, can enjoy sitting down to eat pancakes, and bacon or sausage for $5 with Santa.
“It’s open to the public,” Brown said. “Even if you don’t have a kid.”
After having breakfast with Santa, children, with the help of a parent or guardian, can decorate an ornament. Brown said the ornaments they will be making will require the child to dip their fingers in paint and then wrap their hand around the ornament. They will then make snowmen out of their hand print left on the ornament.
After breakfast and craft time, Santa will then walk the children down the hall to watch “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.”
Brown said Santa and local Girl Scouts have volunteered to watch children while their parents shop. She said this will give parents an opportunity to shop without their little ones.
At noon a magician from Salt Lake City will arrive to entertain children.
Those who get hungry after shopping will want to take advantage of the GHSC’s lunch and dinner specials. On Friday for $5 residents can purchase a hamburger, cheeseburger or pulled-pork sandwich with a side and a drink. On Saturday residents can purchase a grilled cheese sandwich, chicken wrap and pick out a side of soup and a drink for $5. Brown said they can choose from tomato, Wisconsin cheese, cream of potato or red chili.
According to Brown, this is a great event for people to attend because it supports local businesses and the community. She said the majority of the booths are set up by local, small business owners. This will be a good way to keep the money local, she said.
Even with all this going on, the GHSC will host a raffle about every 15 minutes. Brown said they asked every vender to donate an item for the raffle, which is why there are so many great items to win. Raffle tickets are $1 each or $5 for six tickets. They will be available for purchase at the door or from Girl Scouts. Residents need not be present to win.
“This is our biggest fundraiser of the year,” Brown said. “All of it goes back to the senior center.”
Brown said to pull off an event of this size takes a lot of help from volunteers. She said not only have seniors citizens volunteered to help, but community groups, including members of the Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts and Youth Home.
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