Boxborough Will Hold Tree Lighting Celebration, Unveil Menorah on December 7
On Saturday, December 7, the Boxborough Public Celebrations and Ceremonies Committee (PCCC) will host Boxborough’s annual tree lighting celebration, as well as the unveiling of the town’s new menorah, starting at 4:30 p.m. The celebration will take place at a new location this year: the Boxborough fire station at 502 Massachusetts Avenue.
After the tree is lit by a “town honoree” yet to be named, the Blanchard BrassWind Ensemble and Blanchard Chorus will perform holiday favorites, and cookies and hot chocolate will be provided. Once the live music has concluded, a special guest will make his grand entrance by fire truck to deliver candy canes. For the first time this year, high school student volunteers from the Boxborough “Destination Imagination” team will host a face painting table and a craft table, where kids will be invited to decorate wooden ornaments.
The event will also include the unveiling of Boxborough’s new menorah, which is being designed, built, and donated to the town by PCCC Chair Jennette Kollmann and her family. The menorah is expected to be six feet tall by eight feet wide, and will be made from PVC piping and large light bulbs that appear to flicker like a flame when lit.
The PCCC is still discussing plans for lighting the menorah on each night of Hanukkah, which begins this year on December 25. The PCCC plans to invite families to participate; interested families can sign up to be entered into a lottery to light the menorah. The PCCC is expected to announce more details about the menorah lighting in the coming weeks.
Parking for the tree lighting celebration will be available across Massachusetts Avenue at the Blanchard Elementary School. The Boxborough Police Department will have floodlights and officers stationed at the Massachusetts Avenue crosswalks to direct people safely across the street.
After the tree is lit by a “town honoree” yet to be named, the Blanchard BrassWind Ensemble and Blanchard Chorus will perform holiday favorites, and cookies and hot chocolate will be provided. Once the live music has concluded, a special guest will make his grand entrance by fire truck to deliver candy canes. For the first time this year, high school student volunteers from the Boxborough “Destination Imagination” team will host a face painting table and a craft table, where kids will be invited to decorate wooden ornaments.
The event will also include the unveiling of Boxborough’s new menorah, which is being designed, built, and donated to the town by PCCC Chair Jennette Kollmann and her family. The menorah is expected to be six feet tall by eight feet wide, and will be made from PVC piping and large light bulbs that appear to flicker like a flame when lit.
The PCCC is still discussing plans for lighting the menorah on each night of Hanukkah, which begins this year on December 25. The PCCC plans to invite families to participate; interested families can sign up to be entered into a lottery to light the menorah. The PCCC is expected to announce more details about the menorah lighting in the coming weeks.
Parking for the tree lighting celebration will be available across Massachusetts Avenue at the Blanchard Elementary School. The Boxborough Police Department will have floodlights and officers stationed at the Massachusetts Avenue crosswalks to direct people safely across the street.