“I love this event, it’s my favorite one of the year. “You just see the sea of people and all the kids are excited,” McCormick said. Woodward Museum, waiting for the big moment when Santa lights up the Christmas tree, is something special, she said. The sight of hundreds of people crowded around the fence outside the Guy B. “Whereas with this the pieces are small enough so individual people can hold it and put it together.”Įven after being involved in planning for the annual Christmas Tree Lighting for six years, McCormick said it still makes her tear up. “Our (former) tree that we put up every year is not easy, it’s heavy, there’s huge pieces and it takes equipment to lift it,” McCormick said. Once the tree is set up, McCormick said she can get to work decorating it before the event.
24 without a platform, which has been used in previous years for the old 18-foot-tall tree, said Susan McCormick, vice president of the Ramona Chamber of Commerce. from 5 to 9 p.m., with the tree lighting at 7 p.m. Donations will still be accepted at the event at 645 Main St. The new tree was purchased partly with community donations, with the Chamber paying for the rest, said Chamber Executive Director Joe Stupar. The Ramona Chamber of Commerce will be debuting its new, 22-foot Christmas tree at the annual Christmas Tree Lighting on Saturday, Dec.
