Ahead of the 2022 lighting of the trees for the holidays at Ram Pasture, donations have started arriving at the office of Newtown Parks & Recreation.

Donations help cover the costs associated with the annual tree event, which is being cosponsored by the Borough of Newtown and Newtown Parks & Rec.

The event this year is also being cosponsored by Laurie and Victor Pittman from Adult & Pediatric Counseling, located in Sandy Hook.

The tree lighting took place Friday, December 2, at the trees near the southern end of Ram Pasture, at the corner of Elm Drive and Hawley Lane.

All are invited to contribute $10 for a bulb or luminaria to honor someone special. Readers are asked to use the coupon printed on this page to indicate who they are honoring, and whether they wish to honor or memorialize someone with a luminaria or bulb.

Checks should be made payable to Newtown Parks & Recreation Park Gift Fund, and mailed to Newtown Parks & Recreation, 8 Simpson Street, Newtown CT 06470.

Checks can also be dropped off at the Parks & Recreation office, within Newtown Community Center on Simpson Street.

New this year, Parks & Rec has added an online donation option. Visit newtown-ct.gov/parks-recreation and click on Donate Today in the center section of the website to use that option. If going through the website, be sure to indicate within the message option if a donation is for a bulb and/or luminaria to honor someone. Contact Parks & Rec at 203-270-4340 for additional information.

The fundraising effort will continue through the end of the year.

The following donations had been received as of November 30:

In honor of...

Janet Woycik, $25 donated by Connie Urso.

Janet Woycik, $10 donated by The Spiro Family.

Diana Johnson, $20 donated by Joan Day

Tinsley Gardner, 1 luminaria donated by Kathy Gardner

Thomas Gentili, 1 luminaria donated by Alisa Gentili Williams

Andrew & Rita Willie, 1 luminaria donated by Amy & Bill Mangold

Len Day, 1 bulb and 1 luminaria donated by Joan Day 1

Connor Day, 1 bulb and 1 luminaria donated by Joan Day

Charles Overbey Jordan Wild 1 ►bulb◄

Tom Hansen,, 1 bulb donated by Jordan Wild

The Coronel Family, 1 bulb donated by Jessica Coronel

Neal Edward Adams, 1 bulb donated by Saori Tsujimoto-Adams

Carole & Caesar Plietz, 1 bulb donated by Claudia Mitchell

Norbert Mages, 1 luminaria donated by Lisa Mages

Verna Mages, 1 luminaria donated by Lisa Mages

Lynn Korotash, 1 bulb donated by Bob & Joan Brand

Flora Lavery, 1 bulb donated by Bob & Joan Brand

Steve Whiting, 1 bulb donated by Bob & Joan Brand

Ronald H. Jones Jr, 1 luminaria donated by Sylvia Jones & Katherine Kovic

David W. Jones, 1 luminaria donated by Sylvia Jones & Katherine Kovic

Steven L. Jones,, 1 luminaria donated by Sylvia Jones & Katherine Kovic

Oliver Dickens, 1 bulb donated by Elizabeth Lincoln

Daisy Hennessey, 1 bulb donated by Elizabeth Lincoln

Charlie Dickens,, 1 bulb donated by Elizabeth Lincoln