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Wreaths on display VOICES 8 Showing wreaths

The Museum of the Mountain Man held their 28th annual Wreath and Chocolate Auction on Friday, December 3rd in the Lovatt Room of the Pinedale Library. The event was once again held in person, a welcome change from 2020 when no gatherings were allowed due to COVID-19 health restrictions. 2020 forced the event to go online, and that actually was a feature that allowed the event to reach many more people to see all the beautiful wreaths and bid on them. This year the wreath part of the auction went back to live in-person bidding only, but people could still preview the wreaths online. The silent auction was done completely online.

Besides being a fun social event and great way to kick off the Christmas holiday season, this annual event is a fundraiser for the Museum’s next year’s programs and projects. All of the wreaths and chocolates are handmade and generously donated by people in the community. There were 48 wreaths and unique Christmas decorations in this year’s live auction. Items sold for from $100 to $1000 in the lively bidding. At the end, some items were donated back to be re-auctioned off which gave attendees a second chance at some of the favorite wreaths, while earning more donation for the cause.

This year the food was catered by The Den, and was generously donated by First Bank in Pinedale, who has sponsored the food for this event for two decades. This year’s auctioneer was Dave Stephens. The choral group VOICES 8 sang Christmas carols during the social hour before the live auction.

To see all the wreaths and chocolate creations in this year’s auction, go to https://one.bidpal.net/mmmwreath2021/welcome