Up dating " keeping the tree lights on past March."

Updating  collected donations to the Tree Light fund for 2014

I am very pleased to announce that the tree lights on King Street will remain on this  spring as we have matched the contingency Council, led by Del Pepper, set aside to use for this purpose.
They set  aside $13,500. We had to match 1/2 of that  by early in March 2014  to keep the lights on through June 2014.

All of the money has been deposited with the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce Foundation.

So , if you are  one of these individuals that made a contribution please  schedule it in to come to  one  of these  events  to claim  your place in history with me!

The donors are: 

Frank Fannon, George Seghers  from  The Masonic Memorial,  Ann Dorman with First Night,  Andrew Palmerie, Lynn Hampton, Franco Landini with Landini Brothers Restaurant and Fish Market,
The Enchanted Florest, Walker Real Estate, Hard Times Cafe, The Creamery, David Baker, Joan Renner, Maginniss & DelNinni Architects,  Don Simpson, John Porter with ACT for Alexandria,
and citizens: Phil Hollywood, Randall Larrimore, Helen Sullivan-Kumar, Phillip Hollywood, and Lana Slack, P. N Clopper, John and Elizabeth Chimmento, Joseph Resende, Margaret Wholler,
 C.R. Hollywood, Council Del Pepper, Seaport Properties, William Moyer, Council Timothy Lovain, Sara Pearson, John Norton, The Lamplighter, Medieval Maddness, King's Jewelry, Rock It Grill, Charles Hulfish,
Gant Redmon, and David Martin with Gold Works USA. 

This comes  to $6,750.00 now collected.

Hopefully, this week we will present a check to the city at the Alexandria Chamber Of Commerce  BAH  at  BB&T Bank, 1901 M. Vernon Ave 
Thursday at   5:30 til 7PM.

And  then that will be  done more  officially and  ceremonially  at City Hall Council  session  Saturday  Feb. 22   in the morning  sometime  near  9:30  AM  Probably not  the  first up that Morning though.

Thank you for all  your  help to achieve  this. An obviously  economic  development  decision for Alexandria,