SPRING FAIR AT BLITHEWOLD Garden Antiques and Specialty Plant Sale   THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HELPED MAKE             THIS EVENT A SUCCESS  We invite you back for Spring Fair 2007!

	Almost 1300 of you shopped for garden antiques and plants from 50 vendors at Blithewold's second annual Spring Fair, held on Saturday, May 20. We heard that you all enjoyed the fabulous food, unique artifacts for the garden, top quality plants, and sunny weather.

THANK YOU to the following: (please scroll down for sponsors and more information)
Event co-chair Gioia Browne, and exhibitor managers, Tom D'Arruda and Brian Ferguson.	Jo Anne O'Neill (center), of Nancy and Jo Anne Catering, the food vendor for the event.
Nancy and Jo Anne Catering, of Fall River, MA, for donating the scrumptious feast for the preview party, held on May 19.	All those who donated goods or services, including the wine for the preview party.
All the antiques exhibitors.	All the plant exhibitors.
All the volunteers, including the hard-working "red hats" (porters).	And to all of you who attended!!

SPONSORS

We thank the following professionals and firms for their generous support of Spring Fair at Blithewold 2006:

Presenting Sponsors
Leslie Hogan, Realtor, Hogan and Stone Real Estate
Nancy and Jo Anne Catering, Fall River, MA
Providence Journal

Gold Sponsors
Storage Center, Pawtucket, RI
Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage, Inc., East Providence, RI
Webster & Company, Design Center Place, Boston, MA

Silver Sponsor
Greenvale Vineyards, Portsmouth, RI
Joananne Marshall, Providence, RI
Roger King Fine Art, Newport, RI

HONORARY CO-CHAIRS

Honorary Co-chairs of this exciting fundraiser are special friends of Blithewold:

- Dorrance H. Hamilton, philanthropist, Newport, RI, and Wayne, PA
- Vivien Hassenfeld, philanthropist, Bristol, RI, and Boston, MA
- Sean Conway, noted designer and host of the new PBS show Cultivating Life, Tiverton, RI

CO-CHAIRS

Spring Fair 2006 was Co-chaired by Blithewold board member and volunteer Gioia Browne, Little Compton, RI; Blithewold volunteer Tricia Bailey, Newport, RI; and interior decorator Meryl Santopietro, Barrington, RI.

DONORS AND SUPPLIERS OF GOODS AND SERVICES

- New England Tent, Bristol, RI
- Norwalk Communications, Providence, RI
- Rhode Island Monthly Magazine, Providence, RI
- Sir Speedy Printing, Cranston, RI
- Skinner Auctioneers & Appraisers of Antiques and Fine Art, Boston & Bolton, MA
- Stoneblossom Floral, East Greenwich, RI

Proceeds from Spring Fair at Blithewold will benefit Blithewold’s horticulture programs.