Join the Girl Scouts from Hobart
and Lake Station in Celebrating
the Holiday Season in partnership
with the City of Hobart Special
Events for our first Annual
Community Tree Trim!
Does your community group want to get into the holiday spirit while supporting a
good cause? Join the Girl Scouts and the City of Hobart in gearing up for our
community holiday tree lighting celebration by participating in the Community Tree
Trim. Sponsoring a tree is a beautiful way to celebrate the holidays with the City of
Hobart and help the scouts make repairs to maintain the Scout Cabin in Jerry Pavese
Park! Personal, business or organizational sponsorships are welcome and due
November 9th!
COMMUNITY TREE TRIM ~ FESTIVAL PARK, HOBART
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2015
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Enjoy caroling and ‘cocoa on us’ in the gazebo!
$50.00 for un-decorated tree,
advertising and display
$75.00 for Girl Scout decorated
tree, advertising and display
Come and enjoy the trees on display at the City of Hobart tree lighting
ceremony on Friday, December 4, 2015. The City of Hobart Special Events
offers holiday fun with caroling, carriage rides, ice sculptors and more!
Please contact Chris Duggan at [email protected] or 219-743-3448.
Hosted by the Girl Scouts of Hobart and Lake Station
ALL PROFITS will go to the Scout Cabin Project for repairs located in Jerry Pavese Park.
COMMUNITY TREE TRIM SPONSOR FORM
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT IS NOVEMBER 9, 2015.
Personal, business or organizational sponsorships are
welcome!
The Girl Scouts of Hobart and Lake Station are hosting this community tree trim as a fundraiser
to make repairs and maintain the Hobart Scout Cabin for future generations. A special ‘thank
you’ for the support of Hobart Special Events and Parks Department to making this fundraiser
possible. A $50.00 donation price includes a six-seven foot fresh tree from Sappers, a
laminated, staked sign advertising your support and electricity if you wish to string lights on
your tree. An additional $25.00 donation and the Girl Scouts can decorate your tree for you.
The Parks Dept will secure the trees to rebar, near an electrical box in Festival Park. All the
lights on the trees will not be plugged in until the Tree Lighting Ceremony in Festival Park on
December 4th.
The Community Tree Trim and “Cocoa on Us” Event is
Sunday, November 29th from 1:00-3:00pm in Festival Park
111 East Old Ridge Road, Hobart, IN 46342
Please remember monetary donations and/or sponsors for supplies and materials for the Scout
Cabin repairs are always welcome!
Questions: Please email [email protected] or call 219-743-3448.
Please complete the following form and return/email the complete form to;
Christine Duggan, Girl Scout Troop 30083 Leader
7139 W. 83rd Place, Crown Point, Indiana 46307
Contact Name:
Address:
Telephone:
Email:
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Sponsor Name (Name will be listed on sign posted in front of tree) Can submit business card:
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Amount Enclosed: ___$50 undecorated
___$75 GS decorated
___$___ donation
How did you hear about event? Girl Scout referral name:_____________________________
COMMUNITY TREE TRIM
Sunday, November 29th from 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Assemble your group, make your ornaments, and head to Festival Park, 111 East Old Ridge
Road, Hobart, to trim your tree! Arrangements can be made to decorate your tree during
the week (Monday, November 30 to Thursday, December 3), if absolutely necessaryspecific arrangements must be made. All trees will be on display during the Community
Tree Lighting Ceremony December 4th!
PLEASE MAKE ORNANMENTS DURABLE TO WITHSTAND THE WEATHER;
PLEASE REMEMBER DURABILITY
Ornaments should be painted, varnished, shellacked, or laminated (this does
not include food items) with non-water soluble glue. Please hang ornaments with string or
yarn (no wire or pipe cleaners). Secure the ornaments tightly, remember, they may blow
off. Your groups should make enough ornaments to sufficiently decorate these trees.
Approximately 100 -125 ornaments. Please Note: If your group would like to keep its
ornaments, you can remove them by December 28, 2015, during daylight hours. Ornaments
left on the trees will be discarded and will not be saved.
For safety and durability reasons, if ornaments are made from the following materials, we
reserve the right to deny placement of ornaments on trees and/or improper ornaments
will be removed. Please keep in mind the health and safety of the visitors, the community
and the environment when creating your ornaments. Be creative! There are many great
ways to create safe, even recycled, tree decorations!
*The Girl Scouts or the City of Hobart is not responsible for ornaments that are missing, stolen or lost.
Materials NOT Recommended:
FOOD ITEMS (including but not limited to):
• Food on strings (popcorn, cereal,
cranberries, peanuts, pasta,
marshmallows, crackers,
Graham crackers)
• Real candies, including candy canes
• Ice cream cones with birdseed or any
ornament with birdseed
• Any sort of pet food
NON-DURABLE ITEMS
• Glass
• Ornaments made of dough, even if
the dough is covered in some sort
of varnish
• Objects with jagged edges
• Unlaminated paper
• No tinsel please or straw
• Do not hang anything valuable*
Materials Recommended for Ornaments:
• Decorated popsicle sticks
• Laminated paper
• Styrofoam balls
• Plastic needlepoint
 Clothespins
• Foil wrapped objects
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Strung beads
Yarn
Fabric
Soda cans
Plastic containers (film, margarine)
Plastic milk bottles