It’s beginning to look at lot like Christmas at the (virtual) Festival of Trees
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A group of Christmas trees is displayed during the 50th annual Festival of Trees exhibition at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. This year’s festival is virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Yukai Peng, Deseret News
A group of Christmas trees is displayed during the 50th annual Festival of Trees exhibition at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Monday. As it has done since 1970, the festival is raising funds for children and families who receive care through Intermountain Healthcare’s Primary Children’s Hospital. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s event is all virtual. Trees can be seen on the Festival of Trees virtual hub, makegoodgrow.org, including 360 degree views of trees and auction items up for bid Dec. 1-4. The hub also allows virtual guests to build their own virtual tree, browse shops and read inspiring stories about the patients at Primary Children’s Hospital. As part of the virtual festival, a 90-minute live broadcast will be streamed from Vivint Arena on Dec. 4 featuring stories of Primary Children’s patients and Festival volunteers, appearances by entertainers and other special surprises. The broadcast will be co-hosted by singer and actor Alex Boyé, and 15-year-old cancer survivor and former Primary Children’s Hospital patient Cami Carver.
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A Christmas tree with a young girl’s picture on an ornament is being displayed during the 50th annual Festival of Trees exhibition at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. The girl’s name is Claire, who passed away not long after she was born. | Yukai Peng, Deseret News
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A Christmas tree with a Donovan Mitchell Jazz jersey underneath it is displayed during the 50th annual Festival of Trees exhibition at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. The tree is being displayed and ornamented to thank tVivint Arena for providing the location and utilities to make the exhibition happen. | Yukai Peng, Deseret News
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A Christmas tree with a picture of a little girl named Lattie is displayed during the 50th annual Festival of Trees exhibition at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. The tree was decorated to support Lattie who has been suffered from retinablastoma since she was born. | Yukai Peng, Deseret News
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A Christmas tree is being displayed during the 50th annual Festival of Trees exhibition at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. This tree was made by a group of moms who lost their children. | Yukai Peng, Deseret News
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A group of Christmas trees are displayed during the 50th annual Festival of Trees exhibition at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. | Yukai Peng, Deseret News
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A Christmas tree with a Las Vegas Raiders helmet on the top is displayed during the 50th annual Festival of Trees exhibition at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. The helmets and part of the ornaments were donated by the Raiders in cooperation with Intermountain Children’s Hospital. | Yukai Peng, Deseret News
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