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2026 Holiday Festival

The SBL Health Foundation is excited to announce its 28th annual Holiday Festival, with proceeds benefiting the expansion of the SBL Regional Cancer Center.

  • November 12-16: Online Auction
  • November 13: Public open house and SBL Gift Shop “Pop Up” Holiday Boutique.
  • November 14: Gala/Dinner and Live Auction, featuring Christmas trees, wreaths, vacation packages, specialty items and more, designed by area residents and businesses.
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This year’s Holiday Festival will support the SBL Health Foundation Capital Campaign: “Expanding Hope,” an initiative to expand the Regional Cancer Center.

The 21,500 square foot cancer center was built to accommodate 17 oncology infusion chairs, with plenty of waiting room space. But over the years, patient volume has soared. Just since 2020, the number of patient visits has nearly doubled, in part due to an aging population, but there’s also a national trend in younger people being diagnosed with cancer.

On behalf of those impacted by cancer now and in the future in your community, thank you for your support of the 2026 Holiday Festival.

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ONLINE AUCTION

8 am, Thursday, Nov. 12 - 6 pm, Monday, Nov. 16
Open to the public.

This year’s online auction will feature more than 80 items designed by Sarah Bush Lincoln employees, area residents and businesses, including a wide-variety of home décor and holiday items, handmade wooden trees, fresh greens from Hager Tree Farm and much more. Whether you're shopping for loved ones or treating yourself, every bid helps expand hope.

Open to the Public

11 am to 7 pm, Friday, November 13 - 3 to 7 pm Cookies with Claus

Bring the family to view the stunning online and live auction items and shop the SBL Gift Shop's Pop-Up Holiday Boutique. And don't miss Cookies with Claus, where kids can enjoy sweet treats, have their faces painted and share their wish list with Santa.

GALA & LIVE AUCTION 

Saturday, November 14
5:30 pm - Cocktail hour
6:30 pm - Dinner
7 pm - Live Auction

SBL Lumpkin Education Center

$100 Live Auction Raffle Ticket - Buy 2 get one FREE.

One lucky winner will get to chose their favorite from the 30 Live Auction items. 
*excluding international travel.

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Tickets are $5 each or 3 for $10

Aqua Sol, A Hilton Vacation Club
Winter Garden, Florida - Two bedroom, two bath condo
March 20 - 27, 2027  • Plus $1,500 cash
Donated by Mike & Jayne Genta

MEMORY STAR ORNAMENT

Celebrate the memory of a loved one or recognize a Sarah Bush Lincoln Hospice caregiver that was particularly kind while supporting an endowment for SBL’s Willow Breeze Hospice House.

Christmas is a wonderful occasion to honor or thank someone. Purchasing a $40 Memory Star ornament or making a tribute gift also helps patients throughout our 20-county service area afford their stay at Willow Breeze. Most insurance companies pay for nursing care, but not room and board. Orders are due by Monday, November 16, 2026.

For more information about the Holiday Festival, a Live Auction Raffle Ticket, or a Memory Star Ornament, call the SBL Health Foundation at 217-258-2511.