Event Description

Join us at the Bird Park Administrative Office as we honor active military personnel, veterans and first responders with the lighting of the Tree of Honor on Thursday, December 7 at 5:30 pm. We welcome Sheriff Mike Downey as our keynote speaker.

Refreshments to follow after the tree lighting.

As part of the Tree of Honor event, the Kankakee Valley Park District will be accepting donations for care packages for our active military members and disabled veterans. Care package donations will be accepted through December 7 at the Bird Park Administrative Office, KVPD Rec Center and Ice Valley Centre Ice Arena, as well as at the Tree of Honor event. Donated items will be given to Adopt A Soldier to send out to active military members and disabled veterans. Donation items needed include personal hygiene products, hand and foot warmers, white socks, non-refrigerated items such as small packages of cookies and crackers, trail mix, tuna, ramen noodle cups and protein bars, feminine products and more. For a full listing of care package donation items needed, visit www.adoptasoldier.org/care-packages-holiday-blessings

The Bird Park Administrative Office is located at 893 W. Station St. in Kankakee.