We hope that this note finds you and your family well and looking forward to the Virtual Holiday Fair on December 5.
For those of us who've attended a Holiday Fair in years past, you know that invoking the warmth and festive spirit of our community is a hallmark of the event but doing so also requires a significant amount of planning and coordination—and that's during a typical year. Going "virtual" with this year's event has presented different logistical challenges and programming changes, but one thing that we want to remain unchanged is that sense of communal spirit and warmth.
The planning committee has been hard at work designing a program that embraces and encourages community participation, and we need your help. Understanding that the current reality has us all stretched thin, with competing priorities and the needs of our children tugging (often literally) at our pant legs, our hope is that you receive this as more of an invitation than a request.
In the days ahead we will be preparing a take-home "Holiday Fair in Box." The box is designed to be a companion to the virtual event on December 5 and it will contain craft projects, recipes, and surprises for the family. While these little care packages can't possibly duplicate the real-life experience of the fair, our hope is to bring a little of the experience into your home. As in years past, and in an effort to encourage community participation, we are inviting Hartsbrook families who wish to do so, to contribute several small, simple, handcrafted items for the Fair in a Box. These items could range from hand-crafted mementos to thoughtful notes, poems, or drawings. (Additional craft item ideas here.)
Whether your family participates in crafting these items, buying a Fair in a Box for your family and having a festival day at home, or simply joining us online, we look forward to celebrating the spirit of the season with you and yours on December 5!
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