Maryfield School's graduating class of 2015 want to wish area shoppers a Merry Christmas while earning themselves a great graduation celebration.
Proceeds from the town's annual Maryfield Christmas Craft Sale will help finance the Class of 2015's graduation activities, according to organizer Shirley Campbell of Fairlight.
鈥淲e've had the sale for about 15 years,鈥� she says. 鈥淎nd for the last four or five years, we've had the graduating classes come and help. They get the proceeds from the table rentals once we've paid the hall and we raffle prizes which are donated. The kids get that money, too.鈥�
Maryfield school teacher and graduation advisor, April Dirksen says, 鈥淔or the most part, this year's class is unique, in that they're trying to accomplish all of their grad fundraising within the year. In the past, classes have usually had more time. They're a great bunch to work with, and I know they'll work hard.鈥�
Campbell agrees. 鈥淭he kids work really hard. With the help of Sharon Thiessen and April Dirksen, they come in on Friday and set everything up,鈥� she says. 鈥淭hey're in early on Saturday to help our vendors set up and carry things in and once the sale starts, they'll help with anything they're needed for. They'll help people carry things out to their cars, they'll help elderly people get in and out of the hall; that kind of thing. They also take everything down and clean up after it's all over.鈥�
鈥淭hey're always a great group of kids; we've never had a bad group,鈥� adds Campbell.
Campbell says this year's version of the annual event 鈥渉as a lot of new vendors, which is different.鈥�
鈥淲e have 35 tables and they've been sold out for a while. We have some returning favourites, but we also have a lot of new vendors. In addition to crafts and sewing, we have some new products. We have a booth selling FIRMA Energy Wear, which is a really popular clothing line and Younique 3D Fiber Lashes Mascara, which I've seen sell like hotcakes. We're even going to have sparkle tattoos and a photobooth.鈥�
鈥淲e'll have raffle prizes, door prizes and lunch, which is soup and a bun or homemade perogies and cabbage rolls,鈥� adds Campbell.
鈥淚t should be a great day and by attending, it also helps the kids who are working the sale to earn their graduation. They work really hard for it. We welcome people to our annual Christmas Craft Sale and we welcome the opportunity to help the 11 kids from the Class of 2015 earn their graduation.鈥�
Maryfield's Christmas Craft Sale is on Saturday, Dec. 6 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. in the lower auditorium of the Maryfield Theatre.
