While the Payette Lakes Progressive Club no longer hosts the Festival of Trees, we remain enthusiastic participants, decorating a tree and raising funds as part of this beloved McCall tradition each year.

​Here is the history of the Festival of Trees from when we took it over from the McCall Chamber of Commerce through 2024.

• 2019 marked the Progressive Club’s inaugural year hosting the McCall Festival of Trees at the Shore Lodge. We raised over $11,000 towards community scholarships and grants!
• ​In 2020, we took the Festival ‘virtual’ to meet the challenges of the year and raise funds for our community. Thanks to our generous sponsors, donors, and bidders, we set a fundraising event record by raising over $18,000.
• For 2021, the Festival went virtual once again and we raised over $15,000 to support our community! This event continues to be our largest fundraiser of the year, and we look forward to making it even better for next year.
• In 2022, we brought the Festival of Trees back to its roots and celebrated in person with an all-day affair at the North Fork Lodge featuring a silent auction with stunning trees and decor, vendors to help cross off gift giving lists, and a raffle with fabulous prizes. We were ecstatic to see over $18K+ raised for our Philanthropic Fund that funds scholarships and non-profit organization grants.
• In 2023, we continued the all day affair celebration at the North Fork Lodge with a silent auction with stunning trees and decor, vendors to help cross off gift giving lists, and a raffle with fabulous prizes. We raised nearly $21,000 benefiting community philanthropies and funding college scholarships!​
• In 2024, the Payette Lakes Progressive Club stopped hosting the event.
• However, we continue to support and participate in this annual community event.