Supporters of Crossroads House were invited to hang an ornament on a Christmas tree to display at Eli Fish for the holiday season, with the tree being lit in a ceremony at the tavern in Batavia on Saturday.
Pinecone ornaments cost $25 each, and Crossroads was able to raise $2,500 to support its operations.
"Our memorial cones are all personalized with a person's name," said Debbie Paine, who chaired the fundraising effort and is secretary of the board of directors. "There are some that honor volunteers or whatever somebody felt that they wanted to buy and remember somebody for. It's a holiday fundraiser that first allows people to memorialize someone and also brings together our community."
This is a first-year event for Crossroads House, which provides hospice care at no cost to people in their final stages of life in Genesee County.
Photos by Howard Owens
