Each year, for the first 2 weeks in December, Milford Hospital has a display of about 60 decorated Christmas Trees (not live) in its lobby.  The trees are donated and decorated by different businesses, community service groups, churches, school groups and private citizens.  The money collected by the hospital goes to the hospital auxiliary. The public can view the trees and purchase a raffle ticket for $2 to try and win the tree of their choice by placing their ticket in a box with the correct tree number.  Some of the trees come with different goodies--one had a lawnmower, one was a $1,000 getaway to a local casino resort, many had toys.

Each year Linda and I review the trees and purchase raffle tickets and put them in the boxes of the trees of our choice... and each year our phone remains silent when the winners are notified. 

Until this year!!  Linda won the tree that was her 1st choice.  The tree was called Junior Jewels and was donated by the Milford Junior Womens Club.  Take a look at the picture.  It had sparkling "jewels"on the beautiful red tree skirt and wonderful ornaments.