Prospect Street Tree to Be Lit This Year

Lights are now being strung on the tree at the corner of Prospect Street and North Crescent. This has been a tradition for many years. Thanks to the new owners of the property for continuing to spread the holiday cheer.

Yes! You beat me to posting here, Joan! Facebook is all a-twitter with gratitude for the lights going up on the tree! We should bake the new residents cookies or something! It really does make the holiday brighter for so many people!!

Such a lovely post on FaceBook by the new owners of the Christmas Tree house, I hope I am not over-stepping to share it here. What a terrific family!

Dear fellow lovers of the Top of the Crescents Christmas Tree,

We are so happy to be able to light the tree in our yard, and to be part of this fantastic and welcoming community.

Although
the delay in getting the lights up was due mainly to our status as
professional procrastinators, we did struggle with the ramifications of
the tradition, given that, for the next few years, at least, it looks
like it will be up to concerned private citizens battle climate change
and the other effects of over-consumption.

Clearly,
holiday and community spirit should, and did, trump (!) those concerns,
but if seeing the tree lit (with our new low-energy LEDs) brings you
joy, we urge you to turn that feeling into action, and donate to the
National Resources Defense Council (l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nrdc.org%2F&h=EAQFJKnPz"> https://www.nrdc.org/) or the environmental group of your choice.

Regardless
of whether you do or don't, we wish you all a joyful, light-filled
holiday season, and thanks to all for making SOMA such a lovely place.

Warmly,

Shannon Moffett
Michael Choy
The Christmas Tree House
Maplewood

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Shannon and Michael-

Thank you for continuing the holiday tradition. While we already support the NRDC, your environmental point is well taken and we just upped our contribution by $100 this year in support of your efforts.

Welcome (belatedly) to Maplewood.

-Your Neighbor from Oakview

(with Young Kids Who Still Believe and Walk by Your Place Every Day)

Can someone post a picture of the lit tree here, for those of us no longer living in MAPSO? Thankey.

Here's a link to a recent picture of the tree on Facebook. You may need a Facebook account to see it.

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joan_crystal said:

Here's a link to a recent picture of the tree on Facebook. You may need a Facebook account to see it.

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Thanks, Joan. I am on Facebook but get this when I click on your link:

Here's the pic from that link:

Thanks Jamie.

joan_crystal said:

Thanks Jamie.

Yes, thanks Jamie.