LIMA, OH (WLIO) - It comes once a year, and hundreds come out in support.
There is also a basket raffle of a variety of items donated by the medical center's departments.
The St. Rita's Holiday Street Fair is the biggest fundraiser that the Mercy Health-St. Rita's Auxiliary holds. Volunteers spend hours creating hundreds of holiday decorations. There is also a basket raffle of a variety of items donated by the medical center's departments. All monies raised go towards the organization's pledge, and organizers say it is a great fundraiser.
All monies raised go towards the organization's pledge, and organizers say it is a great fundraiser.
"It's very fulfilling. You see a lot of smiles. You see people talking about gifts they're getting for family members. The cookies, they say I made some, but I need some of these too. So it's just a very fulfilling day for everyone. For us as volunteers to know that the effort we put into this is coming to fruition and going back into the community," said Gayle Holdgreve, president-elect of the Auxiliary Volunteer Board.
The St. Rita's Holiday Street Fair is the biggest fundraiser that the Mercy Health-St. Rita's Auxiliary holds.
The auxiliary has just started a new 5-year pledge of 1 million dollars to the medical center's Mommy and Me Birthplace.
