Novato Boy Scout Troop 200 Holiday Luminarias On Sale Now at NovatoLuminarias.org

Novato’s Boy Scout Troop 200, founded in 1958, has begun its annual holiday luminaria fundraiser, a tradition the Novato community has been enjoying for over 50 years now. Troop 200 Scouts, who have begun walking door-to-door taking orders from Novato residents and businesses, will hand make the luminarias in December and deliver them for free to Novato residents before Christmas. This annual fundraiser helps support the scouts to attend summer camp, provide for scholarships, enhance program activities and community service projects for the scouts to learn leadership, outdoor and life skills.

A luminaria is a votive candle placed inside a paper bag weighted with sand. On Christmas Eve and Christmas day evening, Novato residents line their walkways, drive ways and curbs with these lovely luminarias and light them to celebrate the holiday. It is a well cherished tradition not just in Novato, but in many communities across the United States. Even organizations outside of Novato enjoy using Troop 200’s beautiful, handmade luminarias for holiday decorating, including the Marin Symphony which continues to use Troop 200’s luminarias for their yearly holiday candlelight concerts.

Troop 200’s handmade luminarias can be purchased on their web site at www.novatoluminarias.org. A box of 10 ready-to-use luminarias is $8.00.