OLYMPIA — The Association of Washington Business will kick-off the holiday season in Olympia next Friday, Dec. 4 with a tree-lighting ceremony in the Capitol. The event is part of the AWB Holiday Kids’ Tree Project, a fundraiser for rural families in need. To date, more than $22,000 has been raised for fire departments to buy toys and food for families in 15 rural communities in the state.
AGENDA
WHO: Association of Washington Business
WHAT: Holiday Kids’ Tree Project Tree-Lighting Ceremony
WHERE: Washington State Capitol Rotunda
Legislative Building
Olympia
WHEN: Friday, Dec. 4, 2009
6 p.m.
• Official start time
6:05 p.m.
• Musical selections from Kids in Concert/Capital Playhouse
6:12 p.m.
• Appreciation of the project
6:20 p.m.
• Musical selections, continued
6:27 p.m.
• Gov. Chris Gregoire, along with Staff Sergeant Stephanie McDowell
of the 448th Civil Air Battalion and her family, light the tree
6:35 p.m.
• Santa arrives!
About the Association of Washington Business
Formed in 1904, the Association of Washington Business is Washington’s oldest and largest statewide business association, and includes more than 6,800 members representing 650,000 employees. AWB serves as both the state’s chamber of commerce and the manufacturing and technology association. While its membership includes major employers like Boeing, Microsoft and Weyerhaeuser, 90 percent of AWB members employ fewer than 100 people. More than half of AWB’s members employ fewer than 10. For more about AWB, visit www.awb.org.
