Mercy Auxiliary will host its 11th annual Mistletoe Market from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9, at Mercy Medical Center, 701 10th St. SE. The event is free and open to the public.
Nearly 40 local vendors will have their unique, handcrafted merchandise on display and available for purchase beginning at Mercy’s 10th Street entrance and extending into the Hallagan Education Center. Guests will find home and holiday décor; soaps; aprons; children’s gifts; jewelry; wood and metal works; and many other distinctive, one-of-a-kind items.
The event also includes a bake sale in Mercy’s Watts Library. The bake sale will offer homemade cakes, cookies, pastries and other decoratively displayed treats.
Raffle tickets will be sold for items and gift certificates from local merchants. Holiday merchandise will be offered at Mercy’s two gift shops as well the hospital’s festive, new Christmas Room.
Proceeds will go to the Mercy Auxiliary in support of projects at Mercy Medical Center. The auxiliary has supported services at Hall-Perrine Cancer Center, Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Family Caregivers Center, Mercy Birthplace and Mercy Cardiothoracic & Vascular Clinic.
