Green Bay Reporter

The Green Bay Packers, in collaboration with Festival Foods, will host the 18th annual Festival of Lights at Lambeau Field on December 7. The event organizers are currently seeking a suitable tree for the occasion from residents in the greater Green Bay area. They are looking for a 40-50 foot evergreen tree and invite submissions of proposals, limited to 100 words or less, explaining why their tree should be chosen. Proposals must include a photo and can be submitted online until November 13.

Selected proposals can be submitted via packers.com/fans/festival-of-lights. The chosen tree will be harvested and transported to Lambeau Field on December 2 by the Packers. The owner of the selected tree will receive four tickets to the Packers-Saints game scheduled for December 23.

Last year's tree was provided by Roger and Patricia Gadda from De Pere, who donated their blue spruce. As a token of appreciation, they received four tickets to the Packers-Buccaneers game on December 17 last year.

The Festival of Lights is a family-friendly event open to the public at no cost. It will feature activities such as cookie decorating, holiday movies and cartoons, holiday card making, photo opportunities with Santa Claus, and performances by local high school choirs. The festivities will culminate with the formal lighting of the tree at Harlan Plaza.

Additionally, volunteers will collect toys and donations for Toys for Tots during the event. Attendees are encouraged to bring new, unwrapped toys to support families in need this holiday season.