8th Annual DICKENS DRESS-A-DOLL CONTEST!

October 1, 2023 - November 8, 2023 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM + Google + iCal Export
8th Annual DICKENS DRESS-A-DOLL CONTEST!

SUN OCT 1 KICKOFF | 8TH ANNUAL DICKENS DRESS-A-DOLL CONTEST | AGES 18+

Here’s a creative way for everyone to get into the spirit of holiday giving! Beginning Tuesday, October 1st, adults may pick up a doll from the library. Please note that a refundable $10 deposit will be collected. Get busy designing and dressing the doll in handmade attire. Clothing and props may be sewn, knit, crocheted, woven, quilted, appliqued, gathered from nature – be as creative as you wish! An exception to the handmade rule is that footwear may be purchased. Return completed dolls to the library on or before Tuesday, October 31, at which time the $10 deposit will be refunded.

“Dressed” dolls then go on display and the public is invited to vote for favorites with cash donations. From November 1st through 24th the dolls will be displayed at BMO Harris Bank, 333 Blackburn Street.  and from November 25th through December 8 at the Ripon Public Library, 120 Jefferson Street. Money raised is donated to local Food Pantries.

After the contest, dolls are donated to various community groups as holiday gifts for youth in need. The designer whose doll raises the most donations receives a gift from BMO Harris.

This annual contest is sponsored by Annette Klein and BMO Harris Bank.

Date(s) October 1, 2023 - November 8, 2023 Time(s) 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM + Google + iCal Export

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