American Legion craft fair, bake sale benefits veterans
Published 6:00 am Monday, July 20, 2015
- This red-white-and-blue quilt is a pattern called “American Valor.” The quilt is the prize for the raffle at the annual craft fair July 25, and it will be drawn at 5:30 p.m.
CANNON BEACH — The Cannon Beach American Legion Auxiliary will hold its annual craft bazaar and bake sale from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, July 25.
The fair will feature 30 craft vendors both inside and outside the legion hall in midtown Canon Beach. It will also feature a huge bake sale with pies, cookies and treats. This year’s raffle will be “American Valor,” a red, white and blue patterned quilt. The raffle drawing will be at 5:30 p.m. The bazaar and bake sale is the auxiliary’s big fundraiser for hospitalized veterans in Oregon’s four VA hospitals.
There will be artists selling reed baskets, metal sculpture, jewelry, quilted objects, cookbooks for men, pottery, fused glass, beach trinkets, bonsai plants, hand-painted cards, bamboo objects, jams and jellies, photography and much more. Like last year, there will be vendors inside the American Legion building, and more vendors outside in tents.
The bake sale will take place indoors and is always a popular event. Customers are warned to arrive early to enjoy the delicious pies, cakes, cookies, bars and breads. A café-style area will be set up outside for those who want to have their coffee and enjoy their treats right away.
Fran Carey, president of the Cannon Beach American Legion Auxiliary, encourages the public to attend and give their support to hospitalized wounded veterans.
American Legion Post 168 is located at 1216 S. Hemlock St. For information, call 503-436-2973.