Lexington Medical Center Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony and Concert Event Raises Money for Patients in Need

Posted by: Jennifer Wilson, Public Relations Manager | December 06, 2010

West Columbia, S.C. – Lexington Medical Center will host its annual “Share Your Love with a Light” Christmas tree lighting on Tuesday, December 7, 2010 in the atrium of the hospital’s North Tower at 4:00 p.m.

The annual tree lighting ceremony is part of the Lexington Medical Center Volunteer Auxiliary’s “Share Your Love with a Light” fundraiser. Lights can be purchased in honor or memory of a special person for $5.00. Proceeds from the lights benefit patients in need and help them pay for prescriptions and other items for medical care when no other source of funds is available to them. Last year, the program raised more than $4,000.

Each person or family for whom a light is purchased will receive a card notifying them of the honor, and each name will be on a scroll to be displayed in the first floor lobby of the hospital through the holiday season.

During the Christmas tree lighting, the Palmetto Mastersingers and children from Lexington Medical Center’s Child Development Center will sing holiday favorites.

Reporters and photographers are welcome. If you plan to attend, please contact Jennifer Wilson, Lexington Medical Center Public Relations Manager at (803) 939-4512.

About Lexington Medical Center

Lexington Medical Center, in West Columbia, S.C., anchors a county-wide health care network that includes six community medical centers throughout Lexington County and employs a staff of 5,200 health care professionals. The network also includes the largest extended care facility in the Carolinas, two occupational health centers and more than 40 physician practices. At its heart is the 414-bed state-of-the-art Lexington Medical Center, with a reputation for the highest quality care. Lexington Medical Center won "Best Hospital" by readers of The State for ten years in a row, "Best Hospital" by readers of the Free Times, "Best Place to Have a Baby" by readers of Palmetto Parent, the "Consumer Choice Award" from the National Research Corporation and the prestigious "Summit Award" from Press Ganey.