Houston Museum of Natural Science at Sugar Land
2016 Annual Event
November 12 – 17
The holiday season is a magical time – we make it even more so at HMNS Sugar Land with Jingle Tree! Jingle Tree features a showcase of beautifully decorated trees that will be up for bid in a six day-long, on-line silent auction. Our special touch? The trees are sponsored and decorated by Fort Bend designers, museum supporters, local celebrities and artistic visionaries. The event was a great success in its first two years and we invite you to participate.
Jingle Tree is a festive way to support HMNS Sugar Land’s mission of science education while helping 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 a hands-on demo featuring fossils, minerals or microscopes, area visitors will learn that Science is intriguing and FUN!
The event kicks off this year with our family friendly Cookies with Santa, Saturday, November 12. It’s your first chance to view the trees and catch Santa during an early holiday visit to Sugar Land. Be sure to bring your camera to snap some candids! Next up is Bubbles, Bites and Belles, Tuesday, November 15, from 9:30 am to 11:00 am. This fabulous coffee with friends will allow you to see the trees up close and perhaps even “pre-buy” the one you fall in love with! We’ll wrap things up with the fun-filled Jingle, Jingle Mix and Mingle, Thursday, November 19 from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm, an evening of cocktails, tree viewing, on-line bidding and a fabulous live auction. All bids close that evening at 8:15 pm!
The Jingle Tree Event Co-chairs, Jana Baumann, Wanda Sdao, Laura Thompson and Ashley Van Hoozer, have gathered fantastic Planning and Advisory Committees that include: Beth Butler, Jennifer Chiang, Deanna Clapsaddle, Susan Collins, Dorine Craig, Amy Davison, Cindy Dempster. Gene Dupont, Star Edwards, Maggy Horgan, Laura Gallier, Pat Houck, Syndee Howgate, Sandy Kelly, Judy Maddison, Caron Marble, Janica Owens, Cee Cee Parker, Bonnie Stewart, Linda Webb, Geraldine Whitt and Bianca Yarborough. Many community friends will also come together on our Host Committee to lend their support. We hope you’ll join the fun – we’d be pleased to add you to the list of science education champions!
Thank you for considering our request to be a part of what is quickly becoming one of Fort Bend’s most anticipated holiday traditions. If you have any questions or need more information, please contact Adrienne Barker at abarker@hmns.org or by phone at 281-313-2277 x104.
The Houston Museum of Natural Science is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to science discovery and education