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Letter from the Co-Chairs

Welcome to Mary Bridge Children’s Festival of Trees 2025!

It’s with full hearts and immense excitement that we welcome you to this year’s Festival — our community’s most magical and meaningful holiday tradition in support of MultiCare Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital.

For Miles, this year marks a bittersweet milestone: his third and final year as Festival Chair. From “Once Upon a Time” in 2023 to “Magic Lives Here” in 2024, there have been many memorable moments.

Now in 2025, we celebrate the perfect next chapter: “Happily Ever After.”

For Jennifer, it’s a joy and an honor to step into the role of Festival Co-Chair alongside one of her dearest friends and join this incredible community in lifting up a cause that means so much to every one of us.

This year’s theme is also fitting for our pediatric hospital campus. As construction nears completion, Mary Bridge Children’s is expected to welcome its first patients in 2026, ushering in a new era of happily-ever-afters for kids and families across the Puget Sound.

As lifelong Washington residents, we’ve both witnessed the extraordinary impact of our beloved children’s hospital — Miles as a former patient and Jennifer as a parent who’s leaned on Mary Bridge Children’s more than once. Together, we’re blessed to be part of a community that shows up with love, generosity and unwavering support.

To those attending for the first time — welcome. And to those who return year after year — thank you. You’re a part of our story, weaving in hope, healing and a little bit of magic.

With love and gratitude,

                                         

Miles Eaton                                                                      Jennifer Pacheco

Festival of Trees Co-Chairs, 2025