David Carlton, President of the Wrigley Association along with Treasurer Annie Greenfeld-Wisner presented Long Beach City Council Member Tonia Reyes Uranga with a $7,000 check last Tuesday to be used for upgrades to the lighting on Christmas Tree Lane. This is in addition to the $12,200 the Wrigley Association had previously given to Partners of Parks to be used for the same purpose.
“These funds will arrive in time to ensure that we will have festive lighting along the parade route and for all the visitors who come to see the decorations this Christmas. We should never go without lights again like we did last year,” Carlton said. “The Wrigley Association is proud to be the organization behind the great Christmas Tree Lane tradition for almost 20 years and to be able to make possible its continued presence in our community for generations to come.”
The Wrigley Association has partnered with the City of Long Beach to sponsor and help organize the more than 50-year-old Christmas Tree Lane parade and events since its inception. Because of a lack of funds, the city could not complete necessary upgrades to the electrical systems on Daisy Avenue last year.
“When you have involved citizens like the members of the Wrigley Association in your district it makes things a lot easier for me as a representative. Since last year’s parade I have worked closely with the Wrigley Association to ensure that the lights on the trees would return, and I am proud to say that they have come through to fill the gap between what the city had available and what needed to be spent.”
This year’s parade will take place Saturday, Dec. 8. For information, visit www.neighborhoodlink.com/longbch/wrigley.
