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"Light up a Life" Holiday Event
Providence Hospice and Home Care of Snohomish County has announced the dates of its 2009 Light Up a Life holiday display at the Lynnwood Convention Center. This year's edition of the annual event will be open to the public and will continue through Tuesday, December 29.
"Light Up a Life is a celebration enabling the community to honor and remember family members and loved ones," said Sherri Pride, Director of Hospice, "as they help support our programs and services throughout the county." She added that individuals, families and organizations may participate on a number of levels. "For a donation of $20 we will add a light to one of many trees on display at the convention center, and a donation of $250 or more will display a wreath accompanied by a sign naming honorees. Donations of $500 or more will allow sponsors to include on a display tree a sign placed in memory of a loved one."
Last year's event raised nearly $14K. "Thanks to enthusiastic and generous participation by the local community, Light Up a Life provides significant support for our hospice and home care programs in service to Snohomish County residents," Sherri said, "and the galaxy of lights that represent that generosity form a dramatic and meaningful display in the true spirit of the holidays."
Donations to Light Up a Life may be made through Providence Hospice and Health Care of Snohomish County, ญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญor online at www.providence.org/phhc. Providence Hospice and Home Care is a non-profit home hospice and home health care agency serving patients of all ages in Snohomish County and Camano Island. Our professional staff provides a variety of at-home services to meet unique needs in a compassionate and caring manner.
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Deck the Halls with Eco-Friendly Decor:
Decorating with greenery and found items such as pine cones is a great way to make things look appealing and smell fresh at the same time. Instead of cut or artificial Christmas trees, choose potted trees that can be replanted after the holidays.
Create your own centerpieces using items with a specific color or theme. Herban Feast often decorates with wreaths of bay leaves or rosemary that guests can take home and use for cooking. Gourds, cinnamon sticks tied with ribbon, and garlands of popcorn and cranberries can also look quite festive.
"Especially during the holidays, one thing that's really nice is using citrus fruits like oranges and poking cloves into them," suggests Courtney Russell of Half Past Lavish Event Production in Redmond, Wash. "It makes things smell gorgeous and looks really great."
Karin Bigelow, a facilitator for Green Your Theme, a networking website for eco-friendly events, says reusing materials at hand is becoming increasingly popular: "Instead of using ribbon, people are using twine or cutting cloth that they would otherwise give or throw away. They're cutting up old nightgowns and so on." You can also buy holiday ornaments made from scrap metal and other recycled materials.
Russell adds, "Another thing that I think is really fun is creating napkin rings by taking old paper towel tubes and cutting them into one or two-inch sections and wrapping them with old wrapping paper or old material. They can really add color to your tabletop, and everything is completely reused."
If you must use paper, opt for biodegradable decorations such as rice paper garlands and lanterns.
Source:
Hipple, Annika S. (2009). Deck the Halls With Eco-Friendly
Decor. "Northwest Meetings and Events," 39-41.
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Holiday Drink Recipes by Chef Michael
Peppermint Hot Chocolate
Hot
Chocolate 1 packet
Peppermint Schnapps 2 Tablespoons
Prepare Hot
Chocolate with either water or milk (preferably water). Mix in Peppermint
Schnapps and top with whipped cream and a peppermint stick or candy cane (or
sprinkle crushed candy cane pieces on top).
Mulled Cider
Punch
Gold
Rum 1 bottle
Apple
Cider or Juice 1 1/2 gallon
Honey 2 Tablespoons
12
Cloves
Allspice 1 Teaspoon
12 Cinnamon
Sticks
Combine all
ingredients in a crock pot and heat over medium until it becomes warm. Once mixture
is heated, turn to low and float lemon and apple slices on top. Serve in glass
mugs.
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Employee Spotlight: Titus Tupua
 What Titus enjoys most about the holidays is spending time with his family. Every year, his family gets together for Christmas and cooks their traditional ham with sliced pineapple. On Christmas Eve, his family stays up late, goes to church, and comes home to open presents at midnight!
Titus Tupua, Go to Crew
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Event Highlights
 National Association of Catering Executives October 12, 2009  National Association of Catering Executives October 12, 2009  
Congrats to Mr. and Mrs. Ewer October 24, 2009   Lynnwood Lights December 1, 2009 |
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What Our Clients Are Saying About Us
"Amazing job. We had a wonderful
event and the staff was a joy to work with as always. The food was perfect!"
- Chelsea Looney
South SnoCo
Chamber of Commerce
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"Wonderful, friendly and most accommodating
facility."
- Dale O'Malley Brooks
Whispering Knowledge
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"I will definitely recommend your venue to others
as I have heard nothing but positive comments about this facility."
- Levy Tuiala
New Groom
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"Thanks again for providing the venue, wonderful
food and incredible service for our inaugural Seasons of Hope Luncheon,
benefitting Evergreen's Hospice and Palliative Care services."
- Christie Elliott and Duncan Libby
Evergreen Healthcare Foundation
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It's Good to be Green
The center has replaced chemicals and cleaners with Green Products. In addition to new Green Products, the packaging is eco-friendly as well, eliminating plastic container waste.
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