Thursday March 28th, 2024 4:07PM

NGMC ushers in the season with first Love Light Tree celebration

By AccessWDUN Staff

Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) for 38 years now has welcomed the holiday season with the lighting of the Love Light Tree at its Gainesville campus, but the celebrations have now expanded to its campuses in Braselton and Winder. In fact, the celebration in Winder will be the inaugural lighting at the Barrow campus.

The first celebration of the season was held Monday night at the NGMC Auxiliary Love Light Garden just outside the hospital's North Patient Tower.

A crowd of more than 200 people gathered in the garden to listen to music from local school choirs and watch the lighting of the tree.

The Love Light Celebrations are presented by each year by The Medical Center Auxiliary to recognize Love Light donations made throughout the year. Love Light donations support Hospice of NGMC, which provides in-home nursing care for patients with a life-limiting illness.

Dr. Ron Wilson and his wife Bonnie-Lynne Wilson are serving as chairpersons for the 2017 Love Light celebrations.

Hospital officials announced fundraising efforts have so far topped $74,400.

For a minimum donation of $10, a light will be placed on the tree. Donations of $100 or more are designated as “Star” gifts, and donations of $500 or more are “Angel” gifts. Love Light donations can be made year-round in honor or memory of someone, and that person or their family will receive a card notifying them of the gift.

Even though the celebrations are already scheduled for this year, residents may still make donations through nghs.com/lovelight.

The schedules for the upcoming Love Light celebrations are: 

NGMC Braselton – 3rd Annual Love Light Tree Lighting Celebration
Thursday, December 7

7 p.m.

Auxiliary Love Light Garden

 

NGMC Barrow – Inaugural Love Light Tree Lighting Celebration

Monday, December 11

7 p.m.

NGMC Barrow Front Entrance

In case of inclement weather, the celebrations will be in NGMC Braselton’s main entrance rotunda and NGMC Barrow’s front lobby.

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