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Mark the Calendar: Good Sam Tree Lighting Coming Up

Santa will appear and there will be children's activities.

The Christmas season at Good Samaritan Hospital will officially begin on Saturday, December 7 with the annual Christmas Angels Tree Lighting Celebration from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the hospital's parking lot.

The festival is free and open to the public. Here's a look at the festivities agenda:

·       A visit from Santa

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·       Photos in a giant snow globe winter wonderland

·       Victorian carolers

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·       Blessing of the Christmas Tree and Nativity

·       Children’s activities

·       Holiday refreshments

The lighting of the Christmas Tree will also serve as a symbolic tribute to your “Christmas Angel.” With a small donation, an angel will be displayed in the hospital lobby in honor or memory of a loved one. All proceeds will benefit The Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation. 

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