Palatine Jaycees help community with Christmas Tree Sale

The Palatine Jaycees will be hosting their 56th annual Christmas Tree Sale in the Palatine Park District Aquatic Center parking lot this Holiday season to raise funds to help individuals and civic groups throughout the Palatine area.

The sale will run from Friday, November 27th through Sunday, December 20nd. On November 27th the tree lot will be open from 9:00 AM until 9:00 PM. During the rest of the sale, hours will be from 6:00 PM until 9:00 PM on Fridays, on Saturdays from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM and Sundays from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM. The Aquatic Center parking lot is located on Palatine Road just west of Northwest Highway behind the Walgreens at 340 East Palatine Road.

“This is my favorite season and being able to chair this project is a special treat this year,” said Rob Doty, Co-Chair of the project. “We will be offering a variety of fresh-cut, long and short needle trees, wreaths and garland at special pricing. Shoppers can choose from our selection of Scotch Pine, Blue Spruce, Balsam Fir, Douglas Fir and Fraser Fir in a variety of sizes at competitive prices.”

As an added feature to the sale, the Jaycees will be sponsoring a Santa’s Mailbox. Children will be able to mail a letter to Santa from a mailbox on the Christmas tree lot. Santa will respond to any letter dropped in the box before December 13th. Please include a return address on your envelope.

“We do our best to make sure our customers are happy,” said Steve Poduska, Co-Chair of the project. “We provide a variety of extra services for our customers. Baling is available to make transporting your tree easier. We also have stands available that can help assure that your tree will stand straight and sturdy.”

“Our Christmas Tree Sale has always been one of my favorite projects,” said co-chair Audrey Doty. “We get to share the Holiday spirit with our neighbors. Then, the proceeds from the sale allow the Palatine Jaycees to continue our involvement in the community.”

Every year, the Palatine Jaycees conduct numerous programs to serve the community and accumulate funds for operation of the Chapter and community donations. Included in these projects are the Fourth of July Festival Hometown Fest, Easter egg hunt, Best Pizza Contest and others, which benefit the community directly and help raise money.

The Palatine Chapter of the Jaycees, one of 60 local chapters throughout Illinois, has close to 100 members and is one of the largest chapters in Illinois. The Jaycees provide individuals between the age of 21 and 40 the opportunity to develop personal and leadership skills while serving their community.

The Palatine Chapter holds their monthly general meeting on the third Thursday of the month at 7:30 PM at the American Legion Hall on Palatine Road in Palatine. For further information on the Palatine Jaycees, membership or any of their sponsored events visit their web site at www.palatinejaycees.org, email them at info@palatinejaycees.org or call them at 847-604-0288.