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Thanks to everyone who supported the 8th annual Winter Wassail!  With over 450 guests in attendance, it was wonderful to celebrate the holidays with festival friends.  Richard Thompson accepted the Artistic Achievement Award for excellence in folk music and wowed the crowd with his riveting musical performance.

The fundraiser is an important event for the festival as the proceeds of the event assist us in providing outreach activities to our community.  Each year, the Festival provides complimentary tickets to other non-profit organizations on request.  In 2008, we provided over 600 tickets to a varied number of groups including: ABC Canada Literacy Foundation, Children’s House, Ronald McDonald House, Manitoba Schizophrenia Society, St. Amant Centre, Kids Help Phone, and Osteoporosis Canada, to name a few.  In addition, we introduced a special program designed to create an enhance and all-inclusive experience for groups that would otherwise face barriers to attend.  The Guest for a Day program not only provided tickets but also included transportation, a pre-festival visit and performance, meals and tours.  Some of the groups who participated in the inaugural presentation of this program were: Canadian Mental Health Assoc, Global College Lost Boys & Girls of Sudan, Luther Home, R.A.Y. (Resource Assistance for Youth), Community Venture, Spence Neighborhood Association, International Centre, Ka ni Kanichihk Circle of Courage, West Broadway Youth Outreach and Wolseley Family Place.  As well, we offer a barrier free opportunity to participate in our arts training programs – the Young Artists and Performers Programs and the Folk Retreat through bursary support.   The money raised at the Winter Wassail allows us to continue and grow these opportunities to provide everyone with the chance to experience the summer festival and our other events.

Please click here to view photos from the Wassail.

From the performers who donated their time, to the volunteers who helped plan the event, to the donors who contributed to our silent auction -we are so thankful to have the support from our community!   Below is a listing of generous individuals & organizations that donated items to our silent auction and helped make the night a success:

Entertainers:

Al Simmons
Kathryn Yee
Richard Thompson
Sonic Flow
The Fire Pyxies
The Living Statues
Wassail Wailers

Winter Wassail Committee:

Sandra Altner
Wendy Elliott
Elvira Finnegan
Linda Hiebert
Darcie Kiene
Angie Lamirande
Ginette Lavack-Walters
Tracy Marshall
Mary Macdonald
Sharon Rowland
Gary Senft

Special Wassail Volunteers:

Bob Dumontier
Barbara Hiebert
Jon Singleton
Greg Winkworth

Photographer:

Lisa Waldner

Video:

Victor Dobchuk

Technical Volunteer:

John Prentice

Prize Donors:

10,000 Lakes Festival
2 Chicks & A Bag of Makeup
A Diamond Gallery
A Flower Affair
Accent Pieces in Polymer Clay
Alan Lacovetsky
Alcom Electronics
Alison Froese
Anita Reynolds
Anna Nault
Anne’s Perogy Palace
Anonymous
Aramark Coffee
Arts & Crafts
Asessippi Ski Resort
Assiniboine Credit Union
Asterlea
Aynsley Anderson
Back Forty Folk Festival
Barkman Concrete
Beaver Bus Lines
Bel-Ayre Rentals
Bellchamber Celtic Goldsmith
Bellissimo Restaurant & Lounge
Bert Luit Photography
Big Rock Brewery Ltd
Bijou Treasures
Bill Knight Flooring & Carpets Ltd.
Billabong Bar & Bistro
Birds Hill Provincial Park
Bisou Bath & Body
Border Crossings Magazine
Bothwell Cheese
Brave New World
Bread & Circuses
Bridge Brand Food Services Ltd.
Busy Bee Sanitation
C.F. Casey Guitars
Calgary Folk Festival
Calmont Truck Rentals & Leasing
Carolyn Basha
Celia’s Jewellery
Chic Gamine
Clear Glass Energy Studio
Coca-Cola
Coghlan’s Ltd.
Common Ground Cafe
Confusion Corner Bar & Grill
Convention Centre
Creative Look Hair Studio
CTV
D. Metzler Designs
Dan Saidman
Dancing Bears Hemp Clothing
Dauphin Country Festival
David Mann Financial Planners
Delta Hotel
Destination Winnipeg
deStress Shop
Diane Hanks
Dirty Linen Magazine
Diversity Hair Studio
Don’s Fabulous Fruit Shakes
Don’s Photo
Driftwood And Rustics
Ear to the Ground
East India Company
Edmonton Folk Music Festival
Edward Carriere Salon
Elemental Photography
Elfin Crystals
Enterprise Rent-a-car
Ewa Tarsia
Fairmont St. Andrews
Falcon Trails Resort
Farm Business Communications
Festival Du Voyageur
Focus Hyundai
Fort Garry Brewing
Fort Garry Hotel
Fort Whyte Alive
Fresh Café
Furniture Funk by del
Fwegga Leather Design
Geez Magazine
Gimli Film Festival
Go Getter
Goldeyes Baseball
Gramma’s Kettle Korn
Grand & Toy
Groundswell
Grower Direct
Gunn’s Bakery
Gypsy Circus
Harborside Farms
Harvest Moon Society Local Food Initiative
Hearts of Glass
Heartsease
Hempen Stuff Handcrafted Soaps
Hempyrean Inc
Henna Tattoos by Aruna
Henry’s School of Imaging
Hilary Druxman
Hilderman Thomas Frank Cram Landscape Architects
Home Depot
honeybea designhive
HP Tergesen & Sons
Humboldt’s  Legacy
Hy Wire Zipline Adventures
Imax Theatre
It’s Raining Cats & Dogs
James Culleton
Jason Collett
Jazz Festival Winnipeg
Jeanne’s Bakery
Johnny’s Java
Journeys Travel & Leisure
Kaleidoscope Studios
Karen & Hugh Rice
Katch 22
Katharine Bruce
Kings Head Pub
Kleewyck Glass Studio
Koch Distribution
Kornil Guitars
Kustom Kulture
La Parfumerie
Lady Bug Creations
Lakeview Inns & Suites Gimli
Le Cercle Moliere
Lemon Heaven
Les Kletke
Leverne Tucker Studios
Levy’s Leather
Lipton Street Studio
Little Saigon
Live Nation of Canada
Long & McQuade
Lorna Design
Lucinda Williams
Manitoba Buckskin
Manitoba Chamber Orchestra
Manitoba Government Employees Union
Manitoba Liquor Commission
Manitoba Moose
Manitoba Museum
Manitoba Opera
Manitoba Theatre Centre
Manitoba Theatre for Young People
Manitoba’s Children Museum
Mariaggi’s Theme Suite Hotels
MAWA
Maxy’s Suede & Leather Fashion
McNally Robinson Bookseller
Minnewaska Golf & Country Club
Miriam Toews
Mona Lisa Ristorante
Mondragon
Mountain Equipment Co-op
Movie Village
MTS Centre- True North Entertainment
MTS Mobility
Nancy Blokland Pottery
Nancy Hall III Aromatherapy
Natural Mystic Designs
Nature’s Farm
New Iceland Heritage Musuem
Nomadz
Northern Soul
Norwood Hotel
NP Foods
Old Dutch Foods
Old Hat
Olympia Ski & Cycle
On Screen Manitoba
On Screen Manitoba
One Night In Bangkok
Ooh La La Hair Studio
Oseredok Ukrainian Cultural & Educational Centre
Ottawa Folk Festival
Oui Bistro & Wine Bar
Out of the Blue
Outside Music
Paintball Paradise
Papa Georges
Paquin Entertainment Agency
Park Theatre & Movie Café
Partners in the Park
Pasquales Restaurant
Peepers Swimwear & Aquatic Supply
Phil’s Honey
Photo Central
Pinatas Da’ Victory
Place Louis Riel
Prairie Sky Books
Prairie Stained Glass
Quicksilver Halo Jewellery
Radiance Gifts and Treasures
Radisson Hotel Winnipeg Downtown
Rainbow Stage
Ram Wools
REBOX
Red River College Culinary Arts Program/Prairie Lights Dining Room
Red River Exhibition Park
Regina Folk Festival
Reh-Fit Centre
Renée Léone
Revelations North
Richlu
Righteous Babe Records
Roadkill
Rogers Communication
Royal Canadian Mint
Royal Winnipeg Ballet
Rug Doctor
Runs with Scissors
Sainte Boniface Museum
Sandy Altner
Saputo
Seniors Moving Company
Sew Dandee
Shanti Subedar Photography
Sharon Rowland
Shaw Festival Theatre
Shelter Canadian Properties
Shine Glassworks
Silk Angel
Simply Bamboo
Smiling Cow Studio
Special T-shirt Company
Sportex Fitness Centre
St. Paul Convention & Visitors Authority
Star Building Materials
Stoneboat Pottery
Stoneware Gallery
Stony Plain Recording
Sumak Designs
Sweatmarks
Sweet Impressions
Symmetry Massage Therapy
Tall Grass Prairie
Tamara Rae Biebrich (l.a.t.e. tees)
Taste of Sri Lanka
Terry Vatrt
The Fairmont Hotel Winnipeg
The Fairmont Hotel MacDonald Edmonton
Tha Fairmont Hotel St. Andrews
The Fyxx Espresso Bar
The Haberdashery Guys & Girls
The Honey Shack
The Melting Pot Restaurant
The Neon Factory
The Onion
The Wilderness Supply Co. Ltd.
Tickleberry’s
Tim Evans - Massage Therapist
Toad Hall Toys
Travel Manitoba
Tricia Wasney (l.a.t.e. tees)
Vancouver Folk Music Festival
Vault Hair
VIA Rail
Victoria Inns
Virtuosi Concerts
VixenWare
Warehouse Artworks
Warner Music Canada
Waterfront Laser Aesthetics Inc.
Wendy Elliott
West End Cultural Centre
Whales Tails
Winnipeg Art Gallery
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Winnipeg Contemporary Dancers
Winnipeg Free Press
Winnipeg International Children’s Festival
Winnipeg Nails
Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir
Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
Wolseley Wardrobe
Wood Anchor
Xavier Rudd
Yoga Centre Winnipeg
Yoga North
ZAM!!!