Welcome to the Annual Saratoga Festival Of Trees
30th Anniversary
let the season begin!
December 3-7
Saratoga Springs City Center
Dear Friends,
It’s hard to believe another year has passed and we are quickly approaching the 30th Annual Festival of Trees. We are excited to once again present all the wonderful activities this magical holiday event has to offer.
The Preview Reception on opening night, December 3, will showcase the usual display of beautifully decorated trees, wreaths and centerpieces.
Tinsel and Tonic, a Happy Hour for a Cause, will be Friday, December 5, offering specialty cocktails from local establishments, along with the regular Festival offerings.
The Family Day Activities on Saturday, December 6, will offer two Breakfasts with Santa. Children attending can participate in the crafting activities as well. The Holiday Store and raffle items will also be available throughout the Festival. We are delighted to welcome you back to truly celebrate the holiday season together.
The Festival of Trees is the major fundraiser of Catholic Charities of Saratoga, Warren and Washington Counties. Funds raised help to support the crucial services so needed in the tri-county communities in these challenging times. The needs of our neighbors have grown dramatically in recent years and will continue to do so in the future. The current state of funding for human services presents enormous challenges to providers and the people we are privileged to serve. Please know that while you are enjoying this year’s Festival of Trees, you are simultaneously helping the most vulnerable among us.
Thank you in advance for supporting the mission of Catholic Charities and the Festival of Trees.
Pre-registration for all events can be found at:
https://givebutter.com/c/ccswwfot
OR scan the QR Code!
Now more than ever our communities need us —
and we need you!
Jolene Munger, Executive Director
Sharon and Stanley Drosky, Kimberly Pacheco, and
Kaitlyn Cameron, Event Principals
Schedule of Events
Wednesday
12/3/2025
6–8 p.m.
Preview Reception:
$100/ticket Reservation required.
Call 518-587-5000 x101 or
scan the QR code below.
Thursday
12/4/2025
4–9 p.m.
Victorian Streetwalk:
$5/ticket
Friday
12/5/2025
General Admission • 3-8 p.m.
Tinsel and Tonic:
A Happy Hour for a Cause • 5-7:30 p.m.
Offering specialty cocktails from local establishments. Reservations recommended. Call 518-587-5000 x101 or scan the QR code below.
Saturday
12/6/2025
General Admission • 11–7 p.m.
Breakfast With Santa:
8:30-9:30 a.m. • 10-11 a.m.
$10/ticket, 2 & under free. Adults must accompany children. Reservations required. Call 518-587-5000 x101 or scan the QR code below.
Sunday
12/8/2025
General Admission • 11-2 p.m.
Scan Me to make
a reservation!
(all events listed)
2025
Festival of Trees Board of Directors
President
Jim Norton
Vice President
Kim Pacheco
Treasurer
Peter Quinlan
Secretary
Paul von Schenk
Board Members
Elizabeth Chartrand
Susan Cortes
Fran Dingeman
Christin Mason
Carol Raike
Pam Stiansen
Programs & Services offered by
Catholic Charities
Each year Catholic Charities of Saratoga, Warren and Washington Counties serves over
3,000 people in the tri-county region through the following programs
Counseling
Individual, couple and family counseling – Intake, assessment and treatment of a range of individual and interpersonal issues provided by Licensed Clinical Social Workers.
Domestic Violence Project of Warren & Washington Counties
Full range of services to victims of domestic violence and their children.
Mary’s Haven
A community home for the dying serving persons with irreversible illness who no longer can remain safely in their homes. Holistic hospice care is provided to address the resident’s physical, spiritual, emotional and social needs.
Saratoga Mentoring program
Prevention/diversion program impacting youth’s academic, social and emotional milieu. Mentors commit to a minimum of two hours a week with their mentee. Family support services are also available.
Nutrition Outreach Education Program
(NOEP) serving Warren and Washington Counties, assisting families to apply for SNAP (formerly food stamps), recertification, advocacy with DSS and outreach. Public presentations are available.
Emergency Services
Assistance with concrete basic needs (food, rent, medication, automobile expenses, etc.) where needed and feasible.
Programs and services are available to anyone in Saratoga, Warren and Washington Counties, always accompanied by information, referral and advocacy as needed. Individuals are never refused services because of their inability to pay.
Catholic Charities, a ministry of the Catholic Diocese of Albany, is committed to active witness on behalf of the Scriptural values of mercy and justice.
Catholic Charities, recognizing human need at all stages of life, responds to all persons regardless of race, creed or lifestyle, with special emphasis on the economically poor and the vulnerable.
Catholic Charities serves and empowers persons in need, advocates for a just society, calls forth and collaborates with women and men of good will in fulfillment of its mission.
Providing Help… Creating Hope…
Administrative Offices:
Saratoga County Office:
142 Regent Street
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
518-587-5000
Warren & Washington County Office:
35 Broad Street, Glens Falls, NY 12801
518-793-6212