Utah’s Festival of Trees returns with homemade gifts and tons of fudge

Utah’s Festival of Trees returns with homemade gifts and tons of fudge

Sandy • Extravagantly decorated evergreens and a wide array of handcrafted gifts will fill the Mountain America Expo Center this week, giving visitors a dedicated place for holiday cheer sheltered from December’s chills.

BELA shares Festival of Trees proceeds with food bank

SANDRA M STANWAY Brooks Bulletin The annual Festival of Trees raised $40,000 of which $25,000 will go to the Brooks Food Bank and $15,000 will go to the Brooks Early Learning Academy (BELA). “It went really well. We had a really good week,” said Carmen Powell, an organizer with the festival. While BELA hosts the event they do look to the community for another group that provides programming or supports for families in the area in which to share …