ESCANABA, Mich. (WZMQ) – An Escanaba healthcare organization is preparing to light up US-2 and Highway 41 with a special holiday tradition.
The OSF. St. Francis Hospital Auxiliary is hosting its annual Lights of Love campaign. For $5, the public can purchase a memorial light on one of the trees in honor of a lost family member, friend, or pet.
The OSF Auxiliary has been in existence since 1955, and the Lights of Love have been glowing each December for years. The funds raised help the hospital purchase updated equipment and improve facilities.
“Coming along that highway and seeing those lit up trees, those soft lights against the snow, I think it’s special because it touches your heart just knowing that you have a light or maybe a few lights that are in remembrance of someone that’s special to you,” said OSF Auxiliary member Sue Scheeneman.
The Lights of Love trees will be lit by the end of this week. The display will stay up through New Year’s Eve.
Lights of Love purchase forms are available at the OSF Hospital front desk, the hospital gift shop, in the Daily Press and Action Newspaper, and online at osfstfrancis.org/lights. Purchasers are asked to note whether their honoree is a person or a pet.
