Hotel-Dieu Grace Healthcare Tree of Lights campaign begins [Video]

A steadfast holiday tradition of helping others continues at Hotel-Dieu Grace Healthcare in Windsor, where the 38th annual Tree of Lights campaign is underway.

An emotional tree lighting ceremony took place Tuesday morning in the front lobby as community members hung special ornaments in honour of loved ones.

“People want to be a part of something like this because it’s reaching to the past, it’s talking about the now and it’s sharing,” said John Fairley, son of the campaign’s co-founder, Lois Fairley.

“It’s always a good thing to do.”

The longstanding community initiative that began in 1986 encourages people to make a donation in honour of someone special, with the Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare Foundation then hanging commemorative ornaments on the lobby tree.

A commemorative ornament being hung on the tree at the Hotel-Dieu Grave Healthcare Tree of Lights kickoff in Windsor, Ont. on Nov. 19, 2024. (Chris Campbell/CTV News Windsor)

The Salvation Army band and student choir …