October 24 , 2024 The Beacon • 11

By Jen Jones

For The Beacon

The second Festival of Trees will be held Saturday , Nov . 2 at the Moose Lodge on Main Street in Coshocton from 9 a . m . to 7 p . m . with silent auction tickets being pulled at 6:55 p . m . All proceeds from the festival will be given to the Coshocton Firefighter ’ s Toy

Submitted

The second Festival of Trees will be held Saturday , Nov . 2 at the Moose Lodge on Main Street in Coshocton from 9 a . m . to 7 p . m . with silent auction tickets being pulled at 6:55 p . m .

Chest , which buys toys for local children for Christmas .

Tammy and Toby Gore are the organizers of the event . “ We believe in giving back to the community we grew up in and raised our family in and that has supported our family business for 46 years . This is our second year of doing this . We hope to see it continue to grow and get the community involved .”

Tammy said she and Toby have donated 30 trees so far this year . “ We have 12 different community groups , clubs or businesses bringing in a tree and decorating it . We will definitely accept more donations ,” she said .

She asks that trees be at least 6 feet tall . Everything that goes on the tree should be donated . While she is willing to decorate the trees , she would really appreciate help decorating the donated trees .

Most of the trees are themed , and everything including the tree is sold to the highest bidder . Tammy Gore said the trees are numbered , and there will be silent auction bid sheets that people can place bids on .

“ As the day goes on , the bidding gets to be a lot

Jen Jones

ASK Autism , a local support group for families of people with disabilities , is donating a tree for the first time . The theme of the group ’ s tree is “ Autism ,” with each person decorating a wooden ornament .

of fun , watching bidders constantly walking up and bidding up the last bidder . And the last half-hour is exciting watching bidders ’ frantic bidding , trying to get the trees they wanted ,” she said .

ASK Autism , a local support group for families of people with disabilities , is donating a tree for the first time . The group wanted to do something fun for the families and also help the community . The theme of the group ’ s tree is “ Autism ,” with each person decorating a wooden ornament and

donating an ornament of something they like . The tree will be colorful .

Tammy Gore said the auction will go on all day , and people can order food from the Moose kitchen . There also will be wreaths , centerpieces and porch sitters up for auction .