This year, "the four-day event raised $1.43 million to buy new equipment such as infusion pumps and automatic defibrillators for the expanded Mary Bridge Emergency Department and the Pediatric Trauma Room. The donations also will be used to help run Tree House: A Place for Families. Tree House opened this year to provide families at Mary Bridge a place to stay while their children are in the hospital." (http://www.multicare.org/home/news/132)
Since Weyerhaeuser is a major sponsor, Tony was able to get free tickets to the open house weekend. I have always wanted to go and what a perfect year to do so. Syrah enjoyed looking at all the lights and decorations, but she was more interested in running around herself. Below are just a few of my favorite trees ... if there are actual trees under all the decor ...
We took the Link Lite Rail in Tacoma to get to the Convention Center. This was Syrah's and Jo-Anne's first time on the Link, but not mine and Tony's. Riding it brought back MANY memories of UW Tacoma and taking the Link every day for school (I kind of miss it).
