FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 4, 2002
SC Christmas Tree Association Winter Meeting
HILTON HEAD---The 38th annual winter meeting of the SC Christmas Tree Association will be held on February 22-23, 2002, at the Hilton Garden Inn in Hilton Head, SC.
The meeting will begin on Friday evening with a Wreath & Craft Seminar. To add value to their Christmas tree businesses, participants will have the opportunity to learn about new designs in making wreaths, techniques in making bows, and inventive ways of incorporating greens into other crafts in hands-on demonstrations.
Registration begins on Saturday morning at 8 a.m. following by the meeting
at 8:30 a.m. Topics will include “Alternative Pre-cut Varieties for your
lot. There’s more to choose from than just Fraser Fir!”, “Pricing Experiences,”
“Media Relations,” “Health Care for Trees,” and “Tree Talk Panel.” Steve
Penland will provide a National Christmas Tree Association update. A Farm
Tour of A & A Christmas Trees will be held from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at
which participants can learn about pruning Lelands a new way, pricing samples,
and nitrate plots.
The famous SCCTA Banquet and Auction will be held on Saturday evening.
For room reservations at $64 per night, call the Hilton Garden Inn at 843-837-8111 or 800-HILTONS prior to February 8 and mention the SC Christmas Tree Association special room rate.
Annual membership in the SCCTA is $50 which includes a subscription to “Christmas Trees magazine” and the “Tree Views” newsletter, a free basic listing on scchristmastrees.or with an option to enhance, and discount admission to the meeting. Twenty dollars of the $50 membership fee goes to the National Christmas Tree Association TIP fund. Listing in the 2002 Grower-Seller Brochure and listing on the web page is $50.
The registration fee for the SCCTA Winter Meeting is $40 per person before February 16. Late registration or non-member registration is $50 per person. The admission fee to the banquet is an additional $25 per person. Make checks payable to SC Christmas Tree Association and mail to: SCCTA, 228 Windmill Rd., Gilbert, SC 29054.
For more information or to register for the SCCTA Winter Meeting, call Mike McCartha, 1-800-761-3276.