Ahead of the 41st annual 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 tree lighting is planned for Friday, December 12, at the trees near the southern end of Ram Pasture, at the corner of Elm Drive and Hawley Lane. See our calendar listings in print and online for additional information.

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.

Donations can also be submitted online, at newtown-ct.gov/parks-recreation.

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 were received as of December 3:

In Honor/Memory Of...

Kathie Reda, 1 bulb donated by Kelley Landers

Erica Alterio, , 1 bulb donated by The Alterio and Sikorski-Magliocco Families

James W. Crick Jr, 1 bulb donated by Maureen Crick Owen

Lee W. Glover Sr, 1 bulb donated by Maureen Crick Owen

Carol DelVecchio, 1 bulb donated by Daniel DelVecchio

Christopher Fiorilla, 1 bulb donated by Daniel DelVecchio

Tammy McVey Camilleri, 1 bulb donated by Daniel DelVecchio

Peggy Spiro, 1 bulb donated by Daniel DelVecchio

Dick Kovacs, 2 bulbs donated by Newtown Lions Club

Sue Corey, 1 bulb donated by Kevin Corey

The Kulkielka Family, 1 bulb donated by The Pusz Family

Our Organ Donor, 2 luminaria donated by Meredith Campbell

Tinsley Gardner, 1 luminaria donated by Kathy Gardner

Daniel Krauss, 1 luminaria donated by Betsy Krauss

Randi Rote, 1 luminaria donated by Sara Eisenman

Matthew James Crick, 1 luminaria donated by Maureen Crick Owen

Joan Glover Crick, 1 luminaria donated by Maureen Crick Owen

Ronald H. Jones Jr, 1 luminaria donated by Sylvia Jones

David W. Jones, 1 luminaria donated by Sylvia Jones

Steven L. Jones, 1 luminaria donated by Sylvia Jones

Eileen Gallo, 1 luminaria donated by Emily Spikoski

Sebastian DeOliveira, 1 luminaria donated by Carla DeOliveira

Dick Kovacs, 2 luminaria donated by Newtown Lions Club

Sue Corey, 1 luminaria donated by Kevin Corey

1 luminaria donated by Laurie Pittman

1 luminaria donated by Bill Vayan