LIGHTS, music, action, as loads of entertainment has been planned for the Highway Hospice’s annual Tree of Light fund-raiser at Jameson Park (opposite Mitchell Park) on Friday, 1 December.
Heather Walker, fund-raiser at Highway Hospice said the Tree of Light is a beautiful and touching ceremony for patients and their families who have been dealing with advanced, incurable diseases, including HIV, within Durban, to reflect on the year or years that have gone by.
It also brings people together and teaches them about love and loss.
The Tree of Light ceremony starts at 6pm with music with a Christmas theme supplied by dedicated volunteer musicians.
There are food stalls but you’re welcome to take your own picnic basket along, as well as a blanket and don’t forget an umbrella in case it rains – there will be a few tents erected as a standby.
Adding a bit of glitz and glamour to the evening is music by Dave Burch and Mim Erasmus, who have volunteered their time to entertain guests for the past 11 years, with the talented Sandy Lawrence joining them three years ago.
The actual lighting of the tree takes place at 7.45pm (weather permitting) when more than 9 000 globes light up with a soft radiance.
The tree will shine throughout December in memory of those who have passed on.
If you would like to remember a loved one for this special event, please let Highway Hospice have your donation of R60 per globe.
Forms are available at www.mylight.co.za and please indicate who you are remembering so that your dedication can be placed in the Book of Remembrance that evening.
