For the last ten years, Bountiful, Talbot County’s award-winning home furnishings store, has launched the holiday season with a party benefiting a local non-profit organization. For the second year in a row, the Talbot Hospice Foundation has been designated as Bountiful’s partner organization.
The party, which has become a Talbot County tradition, will kick-off the holiday season on Thursday, November 6th from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. It takes place at the store, which each year is completely transformed by owner Jamie Merida and his staff into an extravagant display of holiday decorations, accessories, toys, and gifts.
Every year, Bountiful imports tons of holiday ornaments and decorations and offers hard to find, unique gifts and décor to holiday shoppers. The selection is enormous, creative and always personally curated by Merida.
“Our plans for this year’s event are still evolving, but don’t be surprised by the life-sized Polar Bears and wildlife of all kinds on parade around the shop,” Merida says. “Because children of all ages have told us how much they love the mechanical toys and villages that we’ve had in the past, we’ve decided to make them a centerpiece of our holiday presentation as well.”
Bountiful’s Holiday Kick-Off Event is a festive night that includes music, great food, and camaraderie. Hundreds of community members turn out to shop for a good cause and have a great time doing it. Because Merida will be donating 20 percent of all sales made during the party to the Talbot Hospice Foundation, attendees know that they are shopping for a good cause. Because of the generous support of so many community members, Bountiful was able to contribute$3,402.97 to Talbot Hospice last year.”
Kate Cox, Director of Development of the Talbot Hospice Foundation, says: “We are so grateful to Jamie Merida for designating Talbot Hospice as the beneficiary of this wonderful event. Over the years, he and his staff have demonstrated their commitment to our community over and over. On behalf of our patients and their families, we thank them for their generosity.”
Previous Holiday Kickoffs have benefitted The Women & Girls Fund of the Mid-Shore, The Humane Society of Talbot County, The Mid-Shore Council on Family Violence, the Mental Heath Association of Talbot County, and the Community Alliance for the Performing Arts. “My staff and I feel privileged to be able to provide an opportunity each year for the community to come out and support the work of these very important non-profit organizations,” Merida says.
For additional information about the party, which is free and open to the public, please call 410-763-8500 or visit the store’s website, www.bountifuldecor.com. For additional information about Hospice, please visit their website, www.talbothospice.org.
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