Christmas Carousel celebrates 44 years of festive enjoyable and neighborhood help

Abilene, Texas — The Junior League of Abilene is internet hosting its forty fourth annual Christmas Carousel, and longtime vendor Libby Poor says the occasion simply retains getting higher yearly. “This is my 10th year here, and I make popcorn, kettle corn, several different flavors. It’s kind of like the old carnival fair kettle corn,” she shared.

Visitors can odor Libby’s kettle corn earlier than they even see it — a festive favourite on the Christmas Carousel for the previous decade. “Christmas Carousel has been a great event for me. It’s about the only event I do, and I have a great time. The Junior League does a great job,” Libby added.

Every yr, the Junior League transforms the Abilene Convention Center into a vacation purchasing wonderland. Beyond the festive enjoyable, the occasion raises funds for neighborhood initiatives that help girls and kids throughout the town.

Sam Townsend, the occasion chairman, defined, “We started meeting around January just to get the theme and ideas together. We’ve been up at the convention center since Monday morning — it’s been a busy week, but so worth it to see everyone shopping and enjoying the decorations.”

This yr’s theme, “Rocking Around the Christmas Tree,” affords buyers a bit of little bit of every little thing — from clothes and residential décor to candy treats and occasional. “A lot of people think it’s just clothing, but we have popcorn, fudge, all kinds of different things — even some Vietnamese coffee,” Townsend mentioned.

The Christmas Carousel first began in 1981, and over four decades later, it continues to bring the community together for a good cause. “All of the money goes directly back into the community to help our mission of supporting mothers and children,” Townsend emphasised.

Organizers say the funds raised from this yr’s Christmas Carousel will go proper again into serving to girls and kids right here in Abilene, holding the vacation spirit alive for everybody.