Jingle Tree Back at Houston Museum of Natural Science at Sugar Land

Posted on Oct 31, 2015 in NEWSWORTHY
Jessica Kij and Patti Parish-Kaminski at the Houston Museum of Natural Science Sugar Land with absolutely! focus media’s Jingle Tree in 2014.

Jessica Kij and Patti Parish-Kaminski at the Houston Museum of Natural Science Sugar Land with absolutely! focus media’s Jingle Tree in 2014.

This holiday season, join the merriment with the Houston Museum of Natural Science (HMNS) at Sugar Land’s second annual fundraiser, Jingle Tree. Bid on dazzling, pre-decorated trees in an auction amongst festive company. The special event features a showcase of beautifully decorated trees that are up for bidding in a six day-long silent and live auction. The trees are sponsored and decorated by Fort Bend designers, museum supporters, local celebrities and artistic visionaries. The festive events take place from November 14th through 19th.

“The event was a great success in 2014 – its first year,” said Adrienne Barker, director and chief development officer of HMNS at Sugar Land. “Jingle Tree is a festive way to benefit HMNS’ mission of science education and help us provide science enrichment to local underserved populations. Whether through a classroom experience during a field trip, a Science-on-a-Sphere presentation with dedicated volunteers or through a hands-on demo featuring fossils and minerals, area visitors learn that science is fun at HMNS Sugar Land.”

The event begins during Cookies with Santa on Saturday, November 14th. It is the first chance for families to view the trees and catch Santa during an early holiday visit to Sugar Land. Don’t forget to bring a camera to snap some candids. Then, it’s on to the Sip n See, Tuesday, November 17th from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm. This open house and strolling lunch event allows guests to see the trees up close and perhaps even “pre-purchase” a particular tree one may be fond of while enjoying light fare. Finally, the festivities wrap up with a Happy Hour, Thursday, November 19th, an evening filled with cocktails, tree viewing, online bidding and a fabulous live auction. All bids close that evening at 8 pm.

The Jingle Tree event co-chairs are Jana Baumann and Laura Thompson. The host committee includes Beth Butler, Dorine Craig, Cindy Dempster Laura Gallier, Pat Houck, Syndee Howgate, Judy Maddison, Caron Marble, Crissy Nolen, Cee Cee Parker, Wanda Sdao, Ashley Van Hoozer, Linda Webb and Geraldine Whitt.

Visit www.hmns.org/sugarland or call 281-313-2277 for more information.