Horizon House Tree of Hope reaches $60,000 goal

Tree of Hope is agency’s annual year-end fundraising campaign

The Tree of Hope is lit on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023 at Horizon House in Peru. Over 75 percent of donations for this year have been met. An additional $12,640 is needed to reach the $60,000 goal. To donate to the Tree of Hope you can mail or drop off donations at Horizon House main office located at 2000 Plank Road in Peru. — Horizon House of the Illinois Valley in Peru reached its $60,000 goal for the Tree of Hope, the organization announced Sunday. (Scott Anderson)

December 24, 2023 at 8:45 pm CST

Horizon House of the Illinois Valley in Peru reached its $60,000 goal for the Tree of Hope, the organization announced Sunday.

“Congratulations to our 2023 Tree of Hope Co-chairs, Melissa Lathrop and Bri Hrovat for succeeding in their efforts to get the whole tree lit before Christmas,” Horizon House posted to its Facebook page Sunday.

The Tree of Hope is Horizon House’s annual year-end holiday fundraising campaign mailed to every resident in Horizon House’s service area.

As each gift of $50 was received, another light was added to the tree. Gifts of less than $50 are combined so that every gift will help light the tree of hope. A tree lighting ceremony was conducted Dec. 13, in which the organization had announced it was 75% of the way the goal.