[crystalsmom]

I have been involved with Childrens Hospital here in Akron for a long time and
every year one of their biggest money making projects is the Tree Festival.
Large Co's and people decorate trees and we sell them with all profits going to the hospital ...some go for very
lg. amounts. My favorite tree each year is the bottie tree that has hats and
botties people have knitted for the premies and pictures of the baby. One of
the pictures this year was a picture of this little one with her arm through her
Mom's wedding ring ( that is how tiny she was) We had a 6' man see his
picture, it's just wonderful. We always have dinner on Thanksgiving and then
go down to volunteer for 4 or 5 hrs. I wasn't going to go and then thought
I am not going to miss all the fun. My family hates to do the selling part and
I love to and we had a ball. They can buy but they must leave it there until
Sunday when it is over and volunteers deliver all 161 lg trees and about 75 mini . I
was so busy , I only got a couple shots but will get more on Sunday. The
baseball one even came with the stuffed people and monitor. I have to get
a picture of the Target Tree and Fed Ex Custom Critical have really special
ones this year. The Doggie Brigade was there, this is a group of dogs that go to the hospital to lift
the childrens spirits and of course all the visiting children loved that. It's
never held at the hospital but at the Convention Center. Here are the couple
shots I was able to get. Thanks to my son and Mike's advise on the best
way to take them, they really didn't turn out too badly. These four were
not in the room with all the others. Sorry this is so long.