The Kennedy Center Announced as the 2013 Fairfield Christmas Tree Festival Beneficiary

The Fairfield Christmas Tree Festival (FCTF) is proud to announce that The Kennedy Center will be its 2013 recipient.

All proceeds raised at this December event will fund The Kennedy Center’s new Artist Cooperative program which will be opening late fall in Bridgeport.  The theme for the 2013 Festival is “A Celebration of the Human Spirit” which expresses the elements of the new Kennedy Center artist program.  The tri-chairs of this year’s event are Fairfield residents Kathy Flynn, Dottie Kellersman and Laurie Zollinger.

The Kennedy Center is an internationally accredited, non-profit, community-based rehabilitation organization that currently serves over 2,000 individuals annually. The agency actively responds to the needs of the community by offering innovative, comprehensive service options to persons with disabilities and special needs, from birth to senior years. The Kennedy Center operates 24 community experience programs, 16 group homes, an industries program composed of six businesses, supported and competitive employment and job placement services, a family support and respite service, travel training, and a variety of children’s programs.  Visit www.thekennedycenterinc.org for more information.

The Fairfield Christmas Tree Festival is an independent, non-profit organization whose sole purpose is to raise funds for local community projects.  Over $3.5 million has been raised since the Festival’s inception in 1981.  For additional information on the 2013 Festival, please visit www.FairfieldChristmasTreeFestival.org or visit us on Facebook.  For information on The Kennedy Center, please visit www.thekennedycenterinc.org or call 203-365-8522, ext. 229.