Piedmont Community Hall was abuzz with activity on Tuesday morning as volunteers from Piedmont Garden Club worked alongside the city’s public works staff to trim the plaza’s towering Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) with holiday lights in preparation for the Dec. 1 annual tree lighting festivities, hosted by Piedmont Beautification Foundation.
HOLIDAY TREE LIGHTING
WHEN: December 1 | 7:00 – 8:00 PM
WHERE: Piedmont Community Hall
Fortified by coffee and chatter, the group made quick work of tree trimming. Forming human chains, they handed off unspooled lines of Christmas tree lights to the Public Works crews waiting atop the large crane. “‘Lights Up’ is my favorite way to start the holiday season,” said Piedmont Garden Club president Lori Adams. “I look forward to this every year!”
Lots of volunteers and city workers make the tree lighting possible 
Cathy Glazier and Tami Becker 
Sara Kimball 
Sue Herrick and Barbara Thompson 
The ‘lights up’ brigade 
Santa’s mailbox is ready for letters as the last of the lights go up 
Gayle Lambert and Jamie Totsubo with decorations for the front of the Community Center 
Setting the final strings of lights 
Light streams through the tree branches Tuesday morning as the lights go up 
Volunteers from Piedmont Beautification Foundation and the Piedmont Garden Club and the Public Works crew
The Piedmont Beautification Foundation is a nonprofit founded by the Piedmont Garden Club in 1964 to raise funds to help the city sustain Piedmont’s parks and green spaces.
Thanks to the generosity of Piedmont citizens, Piedmont Beautification Foundation (501c3) is able to partner with the City of Piedmont to beautify, maintain and renovate the greenscape and public buildings. Donations to the seasonal “Holiday Tree Lighting Fund” give donors an opportunity to send Holiday Greetings through PBF to friends and family.
“This is such a terrific Piedmont holiday tradition — sending season’s greetings through PBF as a way to help sustain Piedmont’s natural beauty — we hope everyone gets in on the action!” says PBF President Gayle Lambert. LEARN MORE about this important local important fundraiser.