Hundreds attend Moosehead Festival of Trees
GREENVILLE JUNCTION — Hundreds of attendees passed through the doors for the 5th Annual Moosehead Festival of Trees Dec. 5-7 at Woody’s.
The event is put on each year by CCM Events (a local nonprofit in the Moosehead Lake Region). Every year hundreds of people attend the event and a significant amount is raised, which is then donated throughout the community.
Organizers transformed Woody’s into a winter wonderland with a life-sized DIY ginger bread house. Forty seven businesses were involved.
MOOSEHEAD FESTIVAL OF TREES — Hundreds passed through the doors at Woody’s in Greenville Junction for the 5th annual Moosehead Festival of Trees from Dec. 5-7. The event is organized by CCM Events, with proceeds benefiting various community endeavors. From left, Kaitlyn Harris of the CCM Events fundraising board, CCM Events Board Chair & Founder Maria Mann and Hannah Holmbom-Brady of the CCM Events fundraising board.
Those hosting the Moosehead Festival of Trees said this year’s event was amazing. The event was a hit and incredibly successful in raising funds.
They are proud to say they collected six shopping carts full of food to donate for the local backpack program that helps kids with good insecurities through the Moosehead Lake Kiwanis Club. Attendees who brought in any food donations received two free tickets.
The vibe was very festive — with Hallmark movie vibes — lots of laughter, connection and families. Local chef Northwoods Gourmet Girl served up homemade ice cream with waffles, homemade focaccia bread pizza, baked goods, soups and more. Greenville Grinds Coffee Shoppe was also set up with us serving specialty holiday lattes and fun coffees.
One hundred percent of the proceeds go back into the community. Organizers have not yet officially decided exactly where the funds will go as they will be spread out all year long, but every year it goes toward children in the community, elderly needs, fuel assistance, activities needed for kids, assistance for families in need and much more.
TREE AND PRIZES — One of the trees won at the 5th Annual Moosehead Festival of Trees, held Dec. 5-7 at Woody’s in Greenville Junction.
The event is put on by Maria Mann, CCM Events board chair & founder with the help of CCM Events fundraising board members Hannah Holmbom-Brady and Kaitlyn Harris. Mann is very well known. to the community for her volunteer efforts, sports boosters commitment and philanthropy.
CCM Events & Fundraising teamed up with Nicole Jennison of Woody’s to hold the festival there this year and it played out to be the perfect location. The entire establishment was transformed into a winter wonderland.
For a list of tree winners, please see the event page on Facebook.
CCM Events and Fundraising mission — rooted in community — is to bring joy and to uplift and enrich the lives of our youth while also supporting the seniors in our rural area. Through continuous programming and locally focused fundraising, we reinvest all proceeds into improving the well-being of the community we serve.
The organization’s vision statement is a thriving rural community where every young person is supported to grow, explore and succeed and every senior is honored, included and cared for. We aim to create a lasting legacy of connection, opportunity and community pride through events and initiatives that bring all generations together.