Horizon House in Peru begins Tree of Hope campaign

Agency lights a bulb on the tree for every $50 in donations received

Steffanie Van Laarhoven, the chairperson for the Horizon House’s 2024 Tree of Hope campaign, and Horizon House CEO Michelle Rich pause before the tree lit for the first time last Friday afternoon near the offices on Plank Road in Peru. The campaign, which lights a bulb on the tree for every $50 in donations received in December, is nearing its goal of 1,200 bulbs or $60,000 to fund Horizon House’s Personal Support Worker, Community Employment and Community Day Service programs. Through the lighting of the tree on Friday, there are a total of 925 bulbs lit and $46,251.45 raised, so there is still work to be done. Anyone interested in lighting a bulb with any size donation can contact Horizon House, 4140 Progress Blvd., Peru, IL 61354 or call 815-223-4488. — Steffanie Van Laarhoven, the chairperson for the Horizon House’s 2024 Tree of Hope campaign, and Horizon House CEO Michelle Rich pause before the tree lit for the first time Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, near the offices on Plank Road in Peru. The campaign, which lights a bulb on the tree for every $50 in donations received in December, is nearing its goal of 1,200 bulbs or $60,000 to fund Horizon House’s Personal Support Worker, Community Employment and Community Day Service programs. Through the lighting of the tree on Friday, there are a total of 925 bulbs lit and $46,251.45 raised, so there is still work to be done. Anyone interested in lighting a bulb with any size donation can contact Horizon House, 4140 Progress Blvd., Peru, IL 61354 or call 815-223-4488. (Charlie Ellerbrock)

December 16, 2024 at 1:23 am CST

Steffanie Van Laarhoven, the chairperson for the Horizon House’s 2024 Tree of Hope campaign, and Horizon House CEO Michelle Rich lit the Tree of Hope for the first time Friday near the offices on Plank Road in Peru.

The campaign, which lights a bulb on the tree for every $50 in donations received in December, is nearing its goal of 1,200 bulbs or $60,000 to fund Horizon House’s Personal Support Worker, Community Employment and Community Day Service programs.

Through the lighting of the tree on Friday, there are a total of 925 bulbs lit and $46,251 raised, so there is still work to be done. Anyone interested in lighting a bulb with any size donation can contact Horizon House, 4140 Progress Blvd., Peru, IL 61354 or call 815-223-4488.