Colony Square's Trim a Tree Celebration Raises $2K for Bert’s Big Adventure
The charity fundraising event marked the close of a two-week contest in which 15 tenants of Colony Square decorated 18 trees.
Midtown's Colony Square raised more than $2,000 for Bert’s Big Adventure during its third-annual Trim a Tree for Charity Celebration last week. Once a year, Bert’s Big Adventure provides a magical, all-expenses-paid, five-day journey to Walt Disney World for children with chronic and terminal illnesses and their families. The celebration marked the close of a two-week contest, in which 15 tenants of Colony Square decorated 18 trees. Participants were encouraged to get creative with their trees, and many sported a Disney theme to correlate with the concept of Bert’s Big Adventure. People were invited to vote for their favorite tree, with a $1 donation requested for each vote and no limit to the number of times a person could vote. The trees…
