Carroll Hospital Center Auxiliary to Host Annual Tree of Lights Celebration
Friday, November 21, 2008
 CONTACT: Simone Lindsay, 410-871-6836
SLindsay@CarrollHospitalCenter.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Westminster, Md. (November 21, 2008) — The Carroll Hospital Center Auxiliary is hosting its 17th Annual Tree of Lights celebration on Monday, December 1 at 7 p.m. in the main lobby of Carroll Hospital Center. The annual event features the lighting of the ceremonial holiday tree and gives family, friends and supporters of the hospital the chance to remember and honor a special person during the season.
With a donation of $5 or more a light may be purchased to place on the tree in memory of a loved one, to honor a special individual or commemorate an occasion. Each individual or family recognized through the donation will be notified of your generous gift and invited to attend the tree lighting ceremony. The festivities will also include a performance by The Old Line Statesmen Barbershop.
Donations per light are $5 for individuals, $10 for families, $25 for clubs and organizations and $100 for businesses. In addition to the traditional lights, angels also are available for $50. The Tree of Lights will remain lit throughout the holidays. Tax deductible gifts to the Tree of Lights will be accepted through Wednesday, December 31. All proceeds support the recent expansion and renovation of Carroll Hospital Center’s operating rooms.
Anyone interested in purchasing a light or angel for the holiday tree is asked to complete a donation form available in the hospital’s main lobby, Dixon Building lobby and by the cafeteria on the hospital’s ground floor. Donations are to be made by check and payable to the Carroll Hospital Center Auxiliary, Tree of Lights at 200 Memorial Avenue, Westminster MD, 21157. Please specify the name of the individual or family you would like to honor or remember, and the address of the person to whom you would like an acknowledgment card sent.
Honorees will be listed in the Book of Honor displayed in the hospital’s main lobby until January. For more information, please call 410-871-7280.
Carroll Hospital Center, founded in 1961 as Carroll County General Hospital, is a nonprofit, acute care facility offering the latest in medical technology, experienced medical professionals in a variety of specialties and a continuum of programs and services to meet the needs of the community.
Photo caption: The Carroll Hospital Center Auxiliary’s Tree of Lights.
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