Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree.....

As Many Of You Know..... I Am A Member Of Our Local Friends Board.

(The Friend's Board is a non-profit organization set up to raise funds for the Children's Justice Center (CJC), a place where abused and neglected children go to be interviewed by investigating agencies to reduce the likelihood of being "re-victimized" by the legal process and the CJC supports a Child Abuse Task Force established to help stop and prevent child abuse.)

Any way..... We Decorated Two Trees And Entered Them In The Local Trees For Charity, Where the Trees Are Auctioned Off To Raise Money For Charities.

This First Tree We Called "Protect And Serve" Dedicated To Our Local Law Enforcement Agencies. This Tree Sold For $1350.00!

Our Second Tree We Called "Movie Lovers' Dream"

And It Sold For $2100.00!

I Love This Tree! We Hung Real Candy And Real (blank) DVD's To This Tree. And, The Garland Is Real Movie Real, Donated By Vernal Cinemas. (I heard it was donated to a local elementary school after being purchased, I wonder how much trouble they had keeping the kids out of the candy!)

Any Way, I Don't Have My Own Tree Up Yet, So Can It Just Count That I've Already Decorated Two?

It Really Was So Much Fun, I'm Sure We'll Do It Again Next Year.

And On A Bright Note..... We've Been Approved To Build A New CJC Center! The Existing One Is In Such Rough Shape It Will Likely Just Be Torn Down. So, Raising Money For The New Building Has Been A Goal Of Ours For About Two Years Now And We've Made It.

(I have to say, it feels SO good to be in on something SO great!)