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Festival Pavillion
The holiday season is a time our generous spirits awaken.
The Guardsmen, who set up a huge Christmas tree lot at Fort
Mason Center each year, have a way for you to be generous
to yourself as well as others. Buy a tree from the Guardsman
and they will spend roughly 95 percent of what you give them
for children’s programs.
With additional money from major donors, the group raises
more than a million dollars each year – money that sends
about 3,000 children to camp. While the children come from
a wide range of backgrounds, there is special emphasis on
those who are physically and emotionally challenged.
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the last few years the Guardsmen Christmas Tree lot –
this year in the Festival Pavilion – has become a one-stop
holiday shop, with ornaments, wreaths, tree stands, and other
decorations. Free popcorn and a big, inflated jumpy for the
kids makes a tree-buying excursion an enjoyable undertaking.
Open the last day of November, the "lot" remains
open until December 18. For more information, check the December
1 listing in the calendar and visit www.guardsmen.org.
– Ronald Tierney
Images:Guardsmens, Photo: Josef Wold; Holiday gifts, Photo:
Janice Tong
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