Above: ARHS students are putting on a holiday craft fair with professional crafters this weekend. (images of cropped flyers)
Algonquin’s DECA chapter is tapping into its members’ strengths to put on a special fundraiser.1 Student organizers are inviting the public to shop at what they hope will be the first annual “DECA the Halls” craft fair this Sunday.
The event includes music, food, a gift wrapping station, and vendor booths with well over 30 local crafters.
The holiday fair is scheduled for December 7th from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm. It will be held in Algonquin Regional High School’s Cafeteria, 79 Bartlett St, Northborough.
In addition to raising money through exhibitor fees, DECA will be selling pizza and hot chocolate, plus wrapping gifts for a small fee. (Shoppers are even encouraged to bring with them other previously purchased items to be wrapped.)
DECA’s dedicated Facebook page shows off a wide range of items vendors will be selling. Below are some examples. Click thumbnails for vendor details:
Below is the list of 36 exhibitors DECA has promoted will be there:
- 2S Crafts and Gifts
- AFM Stained Glassworks
- Artworks by Diane
- Bags and Designs by Jacquie
- Bauble and Beaded
- Chiggy’s Creations
- Cozy Creations by Joni
- Cozy Sassy Things
- Cristinas Creations and DeeDee’s Homemade
- The Dancing Snowman
- Felecia’s Flowers
- FourD’s Fashion Accessories
- The Froggers
- Gonk Shop
- Hearts and Halos Collective
- Hills Home Market
- JKreates4U
- Kelsi Craft Co
- Lavish Bliss Designs
- Linda’s Unfinished Wooden Cutouts
- Mimi’s Creations 1957
- Nicole Desilets Hand Crafted Jewelry
- Nina’s Jewlery DIY
- Northborough Area Community Chorus
- Reign’s Realm
- Rove & Ruin
- Sandy Howard Nature Photography, Clickah-Sistah
- Second Chance Design
- Sew Crafty
- Signs & Snippets
- STEM & Sprout
- The Strawberry Cottage
- Strung Jewlery Designs
- Tia Laura’s Candles
- Tiny Ties by Lucas and Lizzie & Crafty Toucan
- Wine Cellar Wicks
- For those unfamiliar with DECA, the program for high school (and college) students is focused on preparing “emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality and management”. Every year students participate in district competitions, usually with some moving on to states. The school even has a history of sending finalists to the international competition. You can follow ARHS’ chapter on Instagram here.
