Members of Girl Scout Troop 3102 invite the entire Scripps Ranch community to the Tree Lighting event on Dec. 1 at Jerabek Park from 3 to 5 p.m. (courtesy photo)
Everyone is invited to the tree lighting
The entire community is invited to the annual Scripps Ranch Tree Lighting Ceremony and Toy Drive at Jerabek Park on Dec. 1 from 3 to 5 p.m.
Local Girl Scouts have been busy planning the event which will include a craft activity for kids, a bake sale, hot chocolate, singing, a short program, a visit by Santa and, of course, the tree lighting.
Those planning to attend are encouraged to bring a new, unwrapped toy to donate to the Toys for Tots program.
The event will begin at 3 p.m. with a fun craft for the first hour. The planned craft will be snowman tea lights.
Singing of holiday songs and a program will start at around 4 p.m. The tree lighting will be held at about 4:30 p.m. around the time it starts to get dark.
The bake sale will feature tasty treats, along with hot chocolate to warm cold hands. Proceeds from the bake sale will help offset costs of the event and also benefit the Girl Scouts SHARE program.
Catherine Melis, leader of Girl Scout Troop 3102, explained that the event is being planned and run by local Girl Scouts as a project to earn their Bronze Award. The Scripps Ranch Civic Association is co-hosting the event.
The young Girl Scouts involved – ages 10 to 11 – are starting to learn about being leaders and beginning to learn about performing community service together through this project.
“They choose the songs and they design the programs and the fliers that we posted. They plan the script and they have to present at the Girl Scout meetings to encourage people to come. … They write letters to invite people to come,” Melis said. “They’re going to be the ones doing all the talking. They actually run the program.”
The Scouts have put in a lot of effort to make this event inclusive and have chosen songs that reflect diversity.
“The girls have been organizing it and planning it and this year their focus is on making it inclusive. Hanukkah, Kwanza and Christmas are all hitting together this year,” Melis said.
“This is the 37th annual event. For the girls, it’s a chance for them to give back to the community and to bring everybody together,” Melis said. “It’s not just for Girls Scouts … it’s for anybody in the community to be at. … It’s just a fun chance for everyone to get together and celebrate.”
Jerabek Neighborhood Park is located at 10150 Avenida Magnifica.
The entire community is invited to the annual Scripps Ranch Tree Lighting Ceremony and Toy Drive at Jerabek Park on Dec. 1 from 3 to 5 p.m.
Local Girl Scouts have been busy planning the event which will include a craft activity for kids, a bake sale, hot chocolate, singing, a short program, a visit by Santa and, of course, the tree lighting.
Those planning to attend are encouraged to bring a new, unwrapped toy to donate to the Toys for Tots program.
The event will begin at 3 p.m. with a fun craft for the first hour. The planned craft will be snowman tea lights.
Singing of holiday songs and a program will start at around 4 p.m. The tree lighting will be held at about 4:30 p.m. around the time it starts to get dark.
The bake sale will feature tasty treats, along with hot chocolate to warm cold hands. Proceeds from the bake sale will help offset costs of the event and also benefit the Girl Scouts SHARE program.
Catherine Melis, leader of Girl Scout Troop 3102, explained that the event is being planned and run by local Girl Scouts as a project to earn their Bronze Award. The Scripps Ranch Civic Association is co-hosting the event.
The young Girl Scouts involved – ages 10 to 11 – are starting to learn about being leaders and beginning to learn about performing community service together through this project.
“They choose the songs and they design the programs and the fliers that we posted. They plan the script and they have to present at the Girl Scout meetings to encourage people to come. … They write letters to invite people to come,” Melis said. “They’re going to be the ones doing all the talking. They actually run the program.”
The Scouts have put in a lot of effort to make this event inclusive and have chosen songs that reflect diversity.
“The girls have been organizing it and planning it and this year their focus is on making it inclusive. Hanukkah, Kwanza and Christmas are all hitting together this year,” Melis said.
“This is the 37th annual event. For the girls, it’s a chance for them to give back to the community and to bring everybody together,” Melis said. “It’s not just for Girls Scouts … it’s for anybody in the community to be at. … It’s just a fun chance for everyone to get together and celebrate.”
Jerabek Neighborhood Park is located at 10150 Avenida Magnifica.