12th Annual University School Merchandise Mart Helps Shoppers Get a Head Start on the Holiday Season

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University School's 12th Annual University School Merchandise Mart recently provided shoppers with a chance to get a jump start on the holiday season. This boutique, hosted by the University Family Organization (UFO), featured more than 50 vendors selling merchandise for all tastes and budgets.

During the Oct. 28 mart, shoppers found everything from dinnerware, home accents, jewelry and handbags to apparel for the whole family, sports memorabilia, and much more. The extensive food court also served an impressive array of salads, sushi, pastas, and other dishes from local restaurants and caterers, and the "USchool Sweet Shop" helped satisfy the cravings of even the biggest chocoholics and sweets fanatics with brownies, cookies, pies, cakes and all the candy one could want.

The UFO is comprised of parents of students currently enrolled in University School. This parent-volunteer organization has made the mart a successful tradition at the school for the past 11 years. The chairs for this year's event are Kelle Berkeley, Jennifer Chase, Stacey Fisher, Nicole Groll, Melissa Grosfeld, Kimberly Pushkin, and Randi Schwartz, all of whom are active members and volunteers of the UFO.