I told you about my tree problem. Well, it all worked out. It was the Mission ministry that held the Thanksgiving luncheon fundraiser. So we set our fundraiser proceeds to go towards our sponsored child. We sponsor a child through People to People Ministries, our denomination’s child sponsorship program.
By doing this, the two fundraisers have similar goals. We lowered the price to $4, and instead of laminating the photographs, I found clear ornaments from Walmart for $0.88. I gathered supplies from our ministry cabinet (and my own) and overall, each ornament only cost roughly $1 to make.
And our tree…
Drum roll please…
This is how our tree looks during the day.
A big bummer about the bottom lights that didn’t work. The lights were provided by the tree program. It was a fun experience, and we have ideas for next year. But we’re happy with the tree. The red and gold theme represents salvation and eternal life through Jesus Christ.
Here’s a fun not-so-secret fact for you. The back of this tree is unimpressive…perhaps even ugly! Most of the trees are this way because the people put the main decorations where it’s visible to the park goers. And if you look, our tree is behind a big display structure so it doesn’t make sense to put the photo ornaments in the back. By the way, that display is actually the nativity scene!
This wonderful tree program and event is called Christmas in the Park. It was named one of the “Top 10 Christmas Displays in the World” by Essential Travel Magazine, and our families have been going there for years. I think it was about two or three years ago when it was in danger of closing, and they actually announced the last year of the event. My guess is that the donations poured in like a heartfelt Lifetime Christmas TV movie. I’m touched on behalf of them. This is a city tradition and I’m glad it’s still going on.
What Christmas traditions does your city or family have?
