Light Up Orinda!
Co-hosted by the Orinda Community Foundation
Light Up Orinda is a community beautification initiative co-hosted by the Orinda Community Foundation and spearheaded by two long-term Orinda residents with a vision to wrap trees in downtown Orinda with white LED lights during the winter season (November through January). This vision was inspired by the tree lights in Sleepy Hollow along Lombardy Lane and the holiday lighting in downtown Lafayette.
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The Tree Lighting Ceremony on
November 15 was a big success!
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Thank you to the Miramonte High School Choir for their beautiful performance, to the local businesses that provided food and drink, to Morrison's Jewelers for donating the diamond earrings for our raffle, and to all of you who attended!
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Even though this year's event is over,
we still need your support.
We need to continue to raise funds to maintain the lights we have and expand to even more areas of Orinda.
Any and all donations are greatly appreciated!
Donate here.
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Project Scope
The initiative entails wrapping 32 trees:
North Orinda (15)
6 at the Orinda Library
6 on the north side of Camino Sobrante
3 at the Triangle
South Orinda (17)
16 on Brookwood
1 at the traffic circle in front of Orinda Theater
Sponsorship
We need your support!
Fundraising Goal
To bring this vision to life, we need to raise $45k:
$27k for the initial installation
$18k for the next three years’ maintenance.
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Sponsorship Opportunities
While we greatly appreciate financial contributions of any amount, we are also looking for key sponsors.​
Oak Tree - $5,000
Tree - $1,000
Community - $500
Supporter - $250
Neighbor - $100
Friend - $50
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Donating is Easy!
Donations can be made here through the Orinda Community Foundation. Please be sure and specify: "Donation should be designated to the Light Up Orinda Initiative".
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Thank you for your support!​
Contact
For more information, please email us at lightuporinda@gmail.com.
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Carol Brovelli, Co-Leader
Kim Wirtz Straub, Co-Leader