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AGENDA TITLE: Presentation Regarding the 2004 Hospice Tree Lighting and 9t' Annual Parade of
Lights
MEETING DATE: November 17, 2004
PREPARED BY: Management Analyst, City Manager's Office
RECOMMENDED ACTION: None required
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Staff will present an overview of the events and invite the Mayor to
give the welcome address at the December 2, 2004 Hospice Tree
Lighting. Attached are copies of press releases for the events.
FUNDING: Not applicable
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Attachments
cc: Pam Hayn, DLBP Executive Director
Cynthia, Loveland, Hospice of San Joaquin
APPROVED:
net S. Keeter, Interim City Manager
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Cynthia Loveland
Hospice of San Joaquin
209-957-3888
clovelandC�hospicesl.org
HOSPICE OF SAN JOAQUIN `S ANNUAL TREE OF LIGHTS EVENT
CELEBRATES THE WARMTH AND SPIRIT OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON
STOCKTON, CA — November 8, 2004 Each November, Hospice of San Joaquin starts off the holiday
season with their annual Tree of Lights event. Trees adorned with hundreds of lights, each dedicated in
someone's name, are lit in Stockton, Manteca and Lodi.
Tree lighting celebrations highlight this 6 -week event. Ceremonies begin in Stockton on Tuesday,
November 23 at 6PM by Delta College's Pacific Avenue entrance. Then on Tuesday, November 30,
Manteca's lights will shine at 6PM on the grounds of the Doctor's Hospital of Manteca. On Thursday,
December 2 at 5:30PM, Lodi celebrates the Tree of Lights as a kick-off to their annual Parade of Lights
outside Lodi City Hall. Trees will remain lit thru Friday, December 31.
Each light represents a donation of $5 to $250 to Hospice of San Joaquin. In three San Joaquin County
locations, evening skies are lit with the warm spirit of community support for hospice services for those at
the end -of -life and their families. In its 16th year, this community event raised over $90,000 in 2003.
Honor or remember a loved one or friend this holiday season by dedicating a light on the Hospice of San
Joaquin Tree of Lights and support compassionate care for the terminally ill in our community. For more
information, visit www.hospiceso.org or call 209-922-0242.
Community leaders sponsoring this event include PG&E, San Joaquin Delta College, The Record,
Doctor's Hospital of Manteca, City of Lodi and F&M Bank.
About Hospice of San Joaquin
Established in 1980, Hospice of San Joaquin (HSJ) is a non-profit organization providing professional
medical, emotional, spiritual, and educational support to individuals and their families coping with
a terminal illness and grief. Under the direction of physicians, HSJ uses a variety of pain and symptom
management methods to enhance patients' quality of life by providing them with comfort and
dignity. Hospice services are typically received in the patient's home, however many hospice patients
who are unable to remain at home are served in skilled nursing homes, assisted living residences and in
the newly opened Hospice House, the first and only residential care facility for hospice patients in San
Joaquin County located at 3888 Pacific Avenue in Stockton. HSJ provides care to anyone in need of its
services, regardless of race, age, faith, diagnosis or financial status. For more information, please call
209.957.3888.
9THANNUAL DOWNTOWN LODI "PARADE OF LIGHTS"
Date: Thursday, December 2nd, 2004
Time: 6:17pm
Location: Downtown Lodi
The 9t" Annual Parade of Lights will once again light up the streets of historic Downtown Lodi on
Thursday, December 2nd beginning at 6:17pm, as over 100 brilliantly illuminated floats, dance
troops, walking groups, marching bands, equestrian units, the Anheuser-Busch Clydesdale's and
Santa pay tribute to this year's theme of "White Christmas" while making their way up Church Street
to Lodi Avenue, and continuing down festively -decorated School Street to Elm where the parade
concludes. Numerous food, drink and craft vendors will be available along the parade route and
plenty of free seating and parking is available for those who arrive early. Parade will take place rain
or shine. For more information or an application to participate in the parade, contact the Downtown
Lodi Business Partnership at (209) 369-8052.
Pamela Hayn
Executive Director
Downtown Lodi Business Partnership
(209) 369-8052
Fax (209) 369-8053
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