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**** 2009 Ornament Sales are here!!!!!!. ****
If you
have any questions regarding the 2009 ornament sales you can
email
whitehouse@cfband.org. We will be glad to
assist you in anyway. Purchase your annual White House ornament from the Forge Sound and Guard! In addition to getting a great price, a portion of the sales help support the music programs! 2009's price is $17.00 per ornament, of which $2.25 of each ornament goes directly to the student's band account. The student may use money from their account for lessons, uniforms, instruments, instrument accessories, etc. Please email the White House committee at whitehouse@cfband.org to request ornaments as On-Line ordering has been discontinued this year. Prepayment for ALL ornaments is required before ornament orders are processed this year.
Click here to download and print the Student Fundraiser order form. |
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2009 Version |
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About the 2009 Ornament |
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The only president of the United States
elected to two non-consecutive terms, Grover Cleveland served as the
22nd president from 1885 to 1889 and as the 24th from 1893 to 1897.
The 2009 White House ornament commemorates the 24th presidency and
it is the second of two produced in Cleveland’s honor by the White
House Historical Association. This second ornament illustrates the special place of the Christmas tree in the holiday celebrations of President Cleveland’s young family. The central hologram depicts the south façade of the White House after an evening snowfall. The warm glow of the first Christmas tree to be illuminated by electric lights is seen through the tall windows of the second floor Oval Room beyond the center of the columned portico. This softly colored view is based on a modern watercolor rendition by Margaret Huddy, a Washington, D.C.-based painter. The reverse side of the ornament recreates a scene from the tree-trimming parties of President and Mrs. Cleveland, which were held annually for their children and those of cabinet members. The words of a period newspaper report help to describe the president’s delight in preparing Christmas day for his young family. A finely crafted gold plated wreath of snowflakes, painted ice blue and white, frames the oval ornament. |
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| The Forge Sound and Guard White House ornament committee oversees the seasonal fundraiser to include the ordering and disbursement of White House ornaments for band student sales. It also sets up a sales booth for ornament sales at the Annual Craft Fair at Colonial Forge. They set up and arrange for volunteers to sell ornaments at a sales booth during at-home football games as well as any other sales venues approved by the Board during season. | |||
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| Please email the White House Ornament Chairman at whitehouse@cfband.org if you have questions. | |||
