Alamo Tree Lighting and Choral Music Event

The Alamo Chamber of Commerce will
present the 2013 Alamo Tree Lighting Festival at 4:30 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 1 in
the Alamo Oak Tree Plaza next to Andrew H. Young Park at the corner of Danville
Boulevard and Jackson Way. The festival signals the beginning of the Christmas
holiday season for families with an evening of caroling, entertainment,
beverages and crafts. "Guests are urged to come early and stay late,"
said the organizers. 

Opening the program and singing
throughout the evening will be awesome choirs from local schools, including San
Ramon Valley High School, Monte Vista High School, Rancho Romero Elementary,
Stone Valley Middle School and Alamo Elementary.  They will be performing some beautiful
holiday songs sure to get us all in the spirit!

Santa, of course, will be ready to hear
the desires of the little ones.  Santa
will arrive early and be ready at 4:45 for pictures so all kids will have a
chance to share their Christmas wishes. 

Fun tables will be set up for various
organizations with some beverages provided by local civic groups including the
Rotary Club, Kiwanis Club, local Chamber of Commerce and others.

Our Supervisor, Candace Anderson, will
speak to the crowd, share a few words and switch on the lights for our
beautiful tree. 

Contra Costa Food Bank is providing 3 barrels
that we hope to fill with non-perishable canned or boxed foods to help the many
families in need.  Yes, there are a lot
of hungry people in our county and we can all help them with some great foods
this holiday season.  An added barrel is
available in front of Richards Arts and Crafts in Alamo Plaza and it will be
available all season long.

As we
have enjoyed in the past, we will great local community organization called
Shelter, Inc.  This amazing group is
dedicated to help prevent homelessness and promote self-sufficiency among
Contra Costa residents. It is an independent, charitable,
nonprofit organization founded in 1986. There will be a giant gift box for new, unwrapped toys and they also will
be collecting moneys to buy food and other gifts for
families in our area who cannot afford such treats for the holidays.

We encourage
all to participate in one of these charitable organizations, but it is not
necessary to enjoy the fun festivities for the evening!  

The
festival is sponsored by the Alamo Chamber of Commerce with VERY generous
donations and sponsorships from local groups including the Stone Valley Center,
Alamo Oak Tree Plaza, Office of Supervisor, Candace Anderson - County Parks and
Rec., Alamo Plaza, Richards Arts and Crafts, World of Sound and Vision,
Celebrations on the Bay and several other local merchants and benefactors.  If you are interested in helping with monetary
donation or for more information, please log on the Chamber web site - www.AlamoChamberofCommerce.com. 

We also thank the cheer leaders from
Monte Vista High School for their help and support with Santa!  They are a great help every year and we look
forward to their spirit and enthusiasm.  Additionally,
we thank local Boy Scout troop 216 as well as local Girl Scouts for helping
with the pre organization as well as with set up and tear down.  We are lucky to have fabulous kids like these
in our area to benefit our community!

During the event, one lane of Danville Boulevard
will be closed between Stone
Valley Road and Jackson Way. North and south bound
traffic will be allowed along the open lane.  

Remember to support Alamo
and thank you for supporting local businesses! 

We look forward to seeing everyone celebrating
to once again make this a fabulous and memorable event!!