Saturday, Dec. 7 at 5 p.m.—CASTLETON— The Castleton Woman’s Club will once again sponsor the Tree of Remembrance in Castleton. The event will be a little different than in years past. Many holiday events will be held in town on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019 from 4-8 p.m. The lighting of the Tree of Remembrance will be held at the Castleton Free Library at 5 p.m. The library is located at 638 Main Street in Castleton.
At that time, the community is invited to gather around the tree to share music along with words of love and remembrance. The tree will be lit with hundreds of bulbs in remembrance of loved ones who are no longer with us, or in honor of loved ones. Anyone can send in names of those they wish to honor or memorialize during the 2019 holiday season. There is no limit to the number of honorees, and any donation is gratefully accepted. Forms are available from members of the Castleton Woman’s Club, or you can pick them up at various locations in Castleton and Fair Haven. Locations include the local libraries, laundromats, and post offices, Castleton Village Store, Third Place Pizza, Shaw’s, Castleton Family Health, Castleton Community Center, Castleton Beauty Shop, Prunier’s, Kinder Way, Sunrise Restaurant and Birdseye Diner.
Once the form is filled out, please send it along with a check to Rosie Doran at 550 Doran Road, Fair Haven, VT 05743. Checks are to be made payable to the Castleton Woman’s Club. Donations help fund local scholarships. Any names sent in by Dec. 31 will be listed.
Immediately following the lighting of the Tree of Remembrance, a lighted vehicle parade will pass by the library. The library will remain open until 8 p.m. for warming up, visiting, and enjoying holiday refreshments provided by the Woman’s Club and library.
Plan also to visit the Christmas Market in the Village and Santa at the Castleton Firehouse at 6 p.m. that night! For more information, please call Jan and Mary, librarians at the Castleton Free Library, at 802-468-5574.
