Hospice East Bay Holds Tree of Lights Ceremony in Orinda Village Square
For 37 years, Hospice East Bay has held Tree of Lights ceremonies throughout Contra Costa County.
Join the Orinda ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 2, at 4:30 p.m. in Village Square near McCaulou’s.
These ceremonies allow community members the opportunity to honor loved ones by having their names read aloud. There will be a brief reflection, music and a poem reading, followed by a candle lighting – while reading the names.
The ceremonies conclude with lighting of the tree. Funds raised by these ceremonies support the many unique and compassionate programs that Hospice East Bay provides to the patients and families they serve.
For more information contact Jyoti Gandhi at 925.887.5678 or jyotig@hospiceeastbay.org.
Local veterans buried at the historic Lafayette Cemetery will be honored on Saturday, Dec. 16, with wreaths at noon.
Wreaths Across America Ceremony
Orinda members of the Acalanes Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) and VFW Post 8063 host the National Wreaths Across America Day ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 16, at noon, at the Lafayette Cemetery, 3285 Mount Diablo Blvd., Lafayette.
This gathering of volunteers and patriots takes place in local and national cemeteries in all 50 states, and most recently at more than 3,100 participating locations.
DAR members Mary Carrillo, Bonnie Gallogly, Louise Diracles and Vanessa Crews, along with Orinda veterans Bill Charles, Scott Butler and Terry Murphy, will participate in the event.
The ceremony will include the Presentation of Colors, military wreath laying by service members and veterans and comments by emcee Scott Butler, VFW 8063 Post Commander, Bill Charles and other dignitaries.
Following the ceremony, wreaths will be placed at the graves of 325 veterans who lie at rest in the historic Lafayette Cemetery.
The public is invited to attend the ceremony and assist Scout Troop 284 place the wreaths as they say each veteran’s name out loud. Learn more about the event or donate a wreath at www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/CA0565.
