Twelve-year-old Amber Wineman assisted Emcee Peggy Kelly, the fifth year the patient Newbury Park resident has teamed with her Grand’Mere to raffle the trees and good-naturedly rolling her eyes at Kelly’s antics.
Angels were the theme of Luke 6:38 sponsored by “Bob for my lovely Elda” and decorated for her father and late mother by Orlando. Spicing Up the Holidays was the goal of Red Hot Foods that donated a tree designed by Cathy Hicks that held fabulous foods as well as chili pepper lights. Firefighter’s Christmas’ was donated by the Fillmore Fire Fighters Association and decorated by Chief Keith Gurrola while Angela Evans for the Santa Paula Fire Fighters’ Association decorated The Chilling with Frosty Tree.
I’ll Be Gardening for Christmas was an outdoor lover’s delight donated by the Deal Family and designed by Heidi Juarez.
Happy HARLEY Holidays was a motorcyclist’s dream donated by Pacific Petroleum and decorated by Orlando, while OWL Be Home for Christmas was a wildlife fantasy donated by People Media Worldwide and decorated by Pearl Galvan and Laura Mendez.
Bank of the Sierra’s Dancing with the Stars tree sparkled with Hollywood glamour supplied by designer Tracey Grove and It’s All Fun & Games Until Santa Checks the Naughty List had plenty of fun games to play sponsored by the Kulwiec Group and designed by Galvan and Mendez. The romantic Venetian Holiday that included a gondola ride at Channel Islands was donated by R & R Pumping Unit Repair and designed by Orlando and Mickey and Friends was a Disney dream tree replete with oversized plush Mickey and Minnie’s sponsored by the Bartleson Family and the B&GCSCV and designed by Linda Bartleson.
Baby It’s Cold Outside had plenty to heat everyone up — it was won by an excited newlywed — and Galvan and Mendez designed it for sponsor California Resources Corporation while the pair also created Feliz Navidad, a Day of the Dead salute to the holidays sponsored by the California Independent Petroleum Association.
Pucker Up for Santa sponsored by Limoneira had plenty to make you pucker from lemons to tasty kiss enticing snacks designed by Orlando and Hello Kitty Claws, sponsored by Go Care Inc. and designed by Pamela Lindsay had plenty of the world famous cat’s merchandise to fill a dozen Christmas stockings.
Have a Holly Jolly Christmas was all traditional decorations and gifts sponsored by Decker, Farrell & McCoy LLP and designed by Galvan and Mendez, who also did the Crimson Pipeline tree, Let It Snow, Let It Snow.
Barking Around the Christmas Tree had everything for Fido and Fluffy as designed by Galvan and Mendez sponsored by Schuck, Becker & Dehesa, LLP and Tools The Night Before Christmas was a shock of “man stuff” including extension cords used as garlands and other fun but practical things for the handyman designed by Juarez and donated by CP Aviation.
The Santa Paula Unified School District had a perfect tree for kids, ‘Tis the Emoji Holidays with every fun symbol you can find on a computer, from ornaments to pillows and bags designed by Emma Posadas.
“It turned out just wonderful and everyone was tremendously generous,” said Marholin who noted the popularity of the event that drew guests from throughout Ventura, Santa Barbara and Los Angeles counties.
