By MATT LINDSEY

OGDENSBURG -- The Greater Ogdensburg Chamber of Commerce will host its annual Thanksgiving Craft Show Saturday, Nov. 21, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. featuring nearly 100 vendors.

“We have over vendors lined up to present their unique, homemade crafts,” said Laura Pearson, executive director of the chamber. “Join us to get a jump-start on your Christmas shopping.”

Over 1,300 people attended last year bringing in over $4,000 for the chamber.

“This is one of the largest and most successful fundraisers of the year for us,” she said.

The event is set to take place at the JF Kennedy Elementary School, 801 Park St.

Pearson said the event will be better organized this year, noting that the event returned to the school last year following renovations and that a new layout of the building had caused minor issues in 2014.

Shoppers can expect a small-town, local feel to the event as the criteria for vendors is “homemade,” Pearson said.

“It is always good to shop local and there is nobody more local than people doing homemade products,” she said.

Vendors confirmed to attend this year include Barbara Briggs Ward; Sew Unique; Amo’s Country Barn; Carney’s Ceramics; Keep You In Stitches; Body Glow Basics; Linda’s Patchwork; Old Market Gift Shop; Mary Beaudoin; Diane Bell; The Country Shed; Charlie Brown Craft; Sooo Much Sewing; Phoenix Fabrics; Kelly Charleson; Blue Heron Patchwork; Creative Ladies; In His Time; D & D Crafts; A Source of Wood; Rocky Bottom Rustics; Uncle Jim’s; Julianne Earl; Clover Forsythe; Racquette River Designs; Sawdust Treasures; Specialtea Teas; This-N-That Crafts; Dawn & Craig Goodspeed and Tucker Springs Organics.

More vendors expected to attend will be AppleGrove Farm; Mary’s Crafts & Gifts; Timmy Crack Corn; A & D Ceramics; Bee Art Shop; Something Country; St. Lawrence River Decoys; Keller Country Quilts; Whispering Pines Country Crafts; Simple & Sweet Primitive; Lisbon Lions Club; Just Imagine Jewelry; Sharon McLean; Rosemary Miller; P & L Crafts; MJ’s Candles; Our Hearts Desire; MM Crafts; Lynn Murray Photography; St. Lawrence NYSARC Goal; Shirley Owens; Tim Pearl; Sue & Margaret Pennock; Eye Candy; Betty’s Gifts; 1882 Country Barn; Not Your Average Cookie/Tom’s Woodshop; North Tole; The Nut Shop International; Lone Pine Design; Mary Romeo; Peg’s Yarn Creations; Colleen’s Knits; Fabulous Focals by Linda; Donna Roth; Unlimited Designs; Cheryl Seymour and Kim’s Cheesecake on a Stick.

Other vendors signed up are Deebeads & Sandi’s Wind chimes; T & M Crafts; Found on the Ground; Top Drawer Furniture Co.; Joyful Creations; Margaret Tiernan; Sue-Z Doll Fashions; Down By the River Crafts; Lizzy B Designs; Dani’s Crafts; R & J Finds; Linda’s Baked Goods; Karen Bishop; Lee Chapman; Greg Carbino; Louise Moreau; David O’Brian; Cindy Rathbun; Rose Sovie; Sheila Wright; The Witches Knickers; Melissa Miller; St. John’s Church; Mano’s Maple Farm; Second Chances; Loonflower; Renee’s Crafts; Ogdensburg Senior Citizen Association and Jane Whitcombe.

Admission is $3 and a donation of canned of food if able to. The food will be donated to the Ogdensburg Neighborhood Center.

“I encourage everyone to come out and shop early, cross someone off the Christmas list,” she said.

Over 1,000 cans of food were collected last year, Pearson said.

A concession stand will offer pizza, nachos and cheese, hot dogs, chips and more. Proceeds support the chamber. Refreshments will be sold and there will be a 50/50 raffle drawing.

For more information, contact the chamber at 393-3620 or chamber@gisco.net.