About Opportunity House
Vacaville's Opportunity House provides emergency shelter, food, and clothing for homeless Vacaville citizens, both families and individuals for a period of up to sixty days. In addition to emergency shelter, the Opportunity House Staff provides assistance in developing a plan to obtain permanent housing and employment.

Photos by:
Linda Barney - Photographer
Mack Barney - Editor
David Kincaid - Backdrop/Call tech

Vacaville Festival of Trees

What started out as a labor of love years ago has become a special holiday tradition in the Vacaville community, one that represents families, fun, giving, and the spirit of the holidays. Churches, businesses, organizations and individuals are the foundation of the Festival of Trees. It is people working together for a common cause, which has made it successful. The Festival relies completely on the efforts of local volunteers, and would not be possible without their involvement. This much anticipated event is the primary fundraiser for Opportunity House, Vacaville’s homeless shelter.

Each year the Festival of Trees presents a forest of beautiful Christmas trees, which will be auctioned off, to the highest bidder. This year will feature 100 elaborately decorated trees, each with its own unique theme.

At the end of the Festival, the coveted “People’s Choice” award is presented to the business, individual or organization whose tree is voted overall favorite. The 2008 Peoples Choice winner in the large tree category was "Christmas Decor' sponsored by Steady Red Emergency Vehicle Installation and Decorated by Lori Moe, Beverly Purves, Beverly Winchell,Rachel Holes and Nathan Holes. The winner in the mini-tree category was "Semper Fidelis" sponsored & decorated by the Judy Family.

In 2008, our 18th year of being the primary fundraiser for Opportunity House, we raised a record breaking $138,000. This would not have been possible without the strong support of such a caring community. If you would like to be a sponsor or volunteer in this community event, please contact us at our website which you will find listed on this page.

The 5th annual Festival Gala was held on December 1, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. If you are interested in attending the next exciting, semi-formal event you should purchase your tickets early as we have limited seating. Tickets are $60.00 per person. A reserved table for 10 is available for a $5000 Grand Noble Sponsorship. This also includes being recognized as a presenting sponsor both in the program, on the website and on KUIC. Please send your check payable to "Festival of Trees" to the address listed at the left of this page.

  2009 Festival hours:
Tuesday, December 1st thru Thursday Dec. 3rd: 11:00 am to 9:00 p.m.
Closing day, December 4th, 2009: 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Contact Us
Mailing Address:
P.O.Box 6593
Vacaville, Ca. 95696
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