The city’s annual lighting of the holiday tree in Piedmont Park will be streamed live on KCOM this year, featuring prerecorded messages from the Mayor, city staff, Piedmont Beautification Foundation, the Make a Wish Foundation, and music from the PHS Troubadours. You can catch the “lights on” moment live tomorrow night, Dec. 2, at 7:00 p.m.
A cherry picker makes the job possible 
Defying gravity — just like Santa’s sleigh
Tune into KCOM or the city website
This year, to accommodate restrictions on large group gatherings, KCOM has graciously made it available for home viewing on Wednesday December 2 at 7:00 pm. For those households that do not have KCOM on their cable network, the program can be streamed online via the City of Piedmont website: (piedmont.ca.gov/servicesdepartments/kcom-tv).
Members of Piedmont Beautification Foundation and the Public Works staff work together to string lights on the big tree 
Volunteer elves Lori Adams, Kristen Malan and Hilary Cooper help with the strings of lights 
Avid volunteer Cathy Glazier helps out 
Hilary Cooper assists with the tree lighting effort 
Barbara Giuffre has her hands full 
Hilary Cooper and Dana Low (MJ Dodds in back) all do their part to get the lights up before the Tuesday night virtual tree lighting 
Barbara Love helped coordinate the virtual tree lighting this year 
PBF President Gayle Lambert 
PBF’s Gayle Lambert and Patty Siskind present the $100,000 check for the new tot lot to Piedmont Recreation Department Director Sara Lillevand and Mayor Bob McBain 
Sara Lillevand with the check for $100,000 to create a new tot lot 
Sara Lillevand thanks the Piedmont Beautification Foundation as well as the staff that helped make the tree lighting possible
Santa and his helper encourage kids to mask up, stay safe and send Christmas letters 
Yes, Virginia — Santa wears a mask! 
Santa and city employees and city officials help with the countdown to light the tree
The festive atmosphere will still include a warm welcome from Mayor Bob McBain in his final mayoral tree lighting, and a visit from Santa, who will tell children how to drop off letters to him at City Hall.
SUPPORT PIEDMONT BEAUTIFICATION FOUNDATION
This is the time of year to send a lasting Holiday Greeting to friends, family, and neighbors by contributing to Piedmont Beautification Foundation. Please consider a donation to any of the funds: PBF General Fund, PBF Endowment Fund, Sport Facilities Maintenance Fund, or our current Guilford-Highland Handrail & Steps project.
Learn more at piedmontbeautificationfoundation.org