4th Annual Holiday Gift Boutique

Many Facets 4th Annual Holiday Gift Boutique
Raises More Than $5,000 To Support SEEC!

A beautiful near 70 degrees November 15th day ushered in hundreds of shoppers from all over the Washington D.C. region to the Many Facets 4th Annual Holiday Gift Boutique. The charming lodge setting of this fundraising event for SEEC was The Woman’s Club of Chevy Chase. Twenty-four vendors displayed their finest creations throughout the Club for shoppers of all ages. This year’s raffle drew crowds vying for the remarkable prizes, including the grand prize, an iPod Nano 5th Generation 16G. The entire event helped raise community awareness for empowering our friends and neighbors with developmental disabilities to achieve their dreams.

        

Hundreds attended the benefit, advised by advertisements in local magazines, newspapers, community calendars, and personal invitations by advocates for people with intellectual disabilities. They were shopping for their family, friends, neighbors, colleagues, and caretakers. Shoppers were most inclined to purchase gourmet olive oils, tapenades, and vinegars from vendor All Things Olive; fine artistic jewelry from Elena Crusoe; beaded jewelry, pens, letter openers, and key rings from Debra Goren Designs; woven baskets and gift from Africa from exhibitor Perfaekt Gifts; and handcrafted furniture and gifts from Webster Woodworks. However, there were wares for anyone’s taste, from children’s clothing and accessories, placemats and trivets, clay pottery, and stationary; to cards, paintings, and hand-painted holiday ornaments.

   
 
The “SEEC café” was available to those who wanted to plot their shopping map, take a brief rest from shopping, or chat with other shoppers while enjoying a quick snack! SEEC’s booth featured Awareness bracelets, handcrafted by Debra Goren of Debra Goren Designs and assembled by student volunteers. The bracelets are still available on our website (www.SEEConline.org) offer sterling silver puzzle pieces with Swarovski crystals or a beaded bracelet with pearl angels with a choice of puzzle piece or pink ribbon charm.

   

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We Are Grateful To Our Exhibitors For Donating a Portion of Their Sales to SEEC!

Accents 4 Tots                                                       Paper Thoughts
Children's clothing & accessories                         Personalized stationary, cards

All Things Olive                                                       Perfaekt Gifts
Gourmet olive oils and tapenades                         Handwoven baskets from Rwanda

Chaya Tileworks & Pottery                                     Mary Giammatteo
 Pottery and tilework                                             Pottery

Elena Designs                                                          Robin's Nest
Hand crafted jewelry                                             Origami Peace Cranes

Debra Goren Designs                                              SEEC
Hand crafted jewelry                                             Autism and Breast Cancer awareness bracelets

JZ Bags                                                                   Fran Spaeder
Handknitted handbags                                           Handbags

Emily Lanier Roberts                                                Webster Woodworks
Cards and paintings                                                Fine woodcrafts and furniture

Diane Macaulay-Koehn                                            Valerye Strochak's Holiday Gift Baskets
Hand crafted jewelry                                               Baked goods and gift baskets

Marshall Designs                                                       Rick Burdette and Valerie Garvey
Scarves                                                                    Stained glass, cards, paintings

Mulitbeadia                                                                Royal Writes
Hand crafted jewelry                                                Personalized gifts

Susan Wollen/Northern Lights Pottery                        Outside Designworks
Pottery                                                                      Woman's Outerwear