The Chamber sponsors The Christmas in the Valley Craft Fair the first Saturday in December at Mountain Valley High School. Crafters from all over Maine display their wares during the Christmas season. This fair has 56-63 crafters and is a juried craft fair so everything is either hand-made or home-made.

This is a craft fair not to be missed.

56 crafters and 7 home-based businesses will feature their crafts and wares.

$1 donation at the door will help provide food baskets for families of high school kids of Mountain Valley High.

Come early to pick up your holiday cookies at the always popular Cookie Walk where over 70 dozen will be on hand. The Kid’s Corner, under the supervision of a young adult’s group will run from 10-1pm. The children can come and play games.

Need a great Christmas gift? A  basket filled with gift certificates/cards from local merchants and others is the raffle item.  Over $500 in value. Raffle tickets are $5. These tickets will be available at the Christmas in the Valley table  located near the door as you enter the gym. Proceeds from this go to the scholarship funds for Mountain Valley High & Dirigo High.

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A N   I N V I T A T I O N ———2019

To participate in the Rumford celebration of the Christmas in the Valley parade and help welcome the spirit of Christmas! Let’s all join in, volunteer our time and show the River Valley the best parade ever!

WHEN:          Saturday, December 14th, Parade starts promptly at 4:00 pm

         RAIN, SNOW OR SHINE!!!!!!

WHERE:        Lineup will begin at the Hosmer Field Complex (enter on Tasker Avenue) with registration opening at 2:15 pm.  The parade will start promptly at 4:00 will proceed up Hancock St., through the rotary and will end up on Congress St. in Rumford where there will be caroling and countdown to Santa lighting the Christmas Tree.

THEME:         “Christmas Throughout the Years” (40’s and up)

HOW:          Get with your staff, friends and/or family…put your imaginations to work and design a float to take part in the parade.  Fill out the registration form below and return it to the Chamber at 10 Bridge Street in Rumford.

JUDGING:    Judging starts promptly at 3:15 pm. Entries will be judged on creativity, originality and how well they depict the theme.

PRIZES:        First, and second place awards will be presented in two categories:

Non-profit/civic and Commercial/Business.  Banners will be placed in front of each of the winning floats so spectators will know who the winners are.

FMI: The River Valley Chamber office at 364-3241.

ALL REGISTRATIONS ARE DUE IN BY NOVEMBER 26^th.

Children will greet Santa after the Christmas in the Valley Parade.

• There will be hot cocoa and cookies
• Food to purchase
• Trees to vote on
• Wreaths to Raffle Off
• Kid’s Corner to make ornaments for display tree
• Caroling