The annual event of Chardonnay Shopping is December 5th this year. Our mission this year is to raise funds for our non-profit and support our local merchants and artists.

Breakfast is offered at Friday Harbor House starting at 8:00 am to noon. Or contact your other favorite restaurant and let them know you will be joining them.

Many of the stores will be open by 9:30am and some will remain open until 7:00pm. At noon, visit the various vendors at Haley’s Restaurant and purchase those vendor’s products and/or gift cer-tificates. Those venders include Roche Harbor Resort, Westcott Bay Oyster Farm, and Gentry Aesthetics artist, just to name a few.

Several artists will be at Brickworks all day selling their products and gift certificates, don’t for-get to visit them.

We will be selling Chardonnay Shopping Bags this year plus raffle tickets for wonderful wine bags and restaurant gift certificates. You may purchase the bags and raffle tickets in advance of the event day from Michele Mayer at the Coldwell Banker Office 360-317-5683 or from Be Chic. Visit Chardonnay Shopping SJI to view a photograph of the bag. Cash only please.

Bags and raffle tickets will also be sold throughout the day. Buy as many raffle tickets as you can as the odds are in your favor to be a winner.

In the morning hours, look for our sales people on the streets of Friday Harbor, at Be Chic and then at Haleys at noon. Raffel tickets are $5.00 each and the bags will be $15.00 or two for $25.00.

We will conduct the drawing at Haley’s at 2:00, you don’t need to be present to win. All profits will be donated to The Team Heeb Foundation, which is a local non-profit organization for cancer pa-tients in our community.

Stay tuned to our Facebook page Chardonnay Shopping SJI for the specials offered by the local participating retailers and restaurants.

Hope to see you in town December 5th.