With freezing ice on the roads and below zero temperatures, the Waveland Christmas Extravaganza still happened. Our crowds were low, but still had around 40-50 kids come through and several more individuals. Probably saw close to 125 people throughout the day.
The event started with a small Farmer's Market at 10am. We had 6 vendors who, despite the lower turnout, all report they did well.
Our chili meal and silent auction began at 11am. The Waveland Volunteer Fire Department took control of the meal and Waveland Strong did the auction. All the proceeds from this part of the day went to a Waveland family whose 9 month-old son died suddenly and unexpectedly from pneumonia in November. The funds were to help with funeral costs and medical bills. Our little community is very generous and we raised a nice amount to assist this young family.
The market ended at 2pm and we switched that room up to a Christmas party. We had a few games, cookie decorating, and a raffle.
And, of course, the big guy was there.
There are some really good people who made this day work!
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