The Sherbrooke Village Old Fashioned Christmas Association is a not-for-profit, volunteer group, who work diligently in partnership with Sherbrooke Village to offer an off-season, illuminated Christmas festival. There are 13 board members but in all over 100 volunteers performing thousands of volunteer hours in preparation and presentation of the festival. The members of the committee are committed to hosting as many free family and childrens’ activities as possible during the annual celebration of rural Nova Scotia Christmas traditions. The event, which began in 1996, has grown from an expected 1,000 participants over three weekends to over 11,500 over two weekends.
Board Members
Ann Mason – Chair
Vacant – Vice Chair
Karen Hallett – Treasurer
Patricia MacKay – Secretary
Lynn Hayne – Fundraising Coordinator
Stephen Flemming – Sherbrooke Village, Executive Director
Board Members:
Thomas Mahar
Lisa Myers
Heather Laybolt
Sheri Cook
Andy MacKay
Dana O’Connell
Keith Gallant
Amy Simon
Beulah Malloy – Municipal Liaison
Kerri Penny – Recreation Liaison