MATTOON â Sarah Bush Lincolnâs 22nd annual Holiday Festival was an enormous success.
Held virtually for the first time, the event raised nearly $100,000 to support the SBL Childrenâs Dental Program.
âWe had to get really creative this year during these unprecedented times. Our goal from the beginning was to offer the community some familiarity while keeping everyone safe, and the community responded very generously to help provide dental care to children in need. Sponsorships and donations raised a record $52,000 and bidding on both silent and live auction items did extremely well despite the challenge of this not being an in-person event,â SBL event coordinator Kim Lockart said.