Ceremony will mark three decades of tree sale fundraiser

Dec. 2, 2021  |  By Skip Flanders

The annual Christmas tree sale to benefit local food shelves is set up at the Wesley United Methodist Church on South Main Street. Photo by Lisa Scagliotti

On Saturday, December 11, at 11 a.m. Wesley United Methodist Church will hold a brief ceremony to recognize Ed and Robin Lemery for starting the annual Christmas trees sale to support the food shelf in honor of their son Jason. 

Jason died at the age of 18 in a car crash in 1991. That Christmas, his family began the tree sale in his memory. Each year since, the sale has been run on the church lawn with proceeds supporting the Waterbury Area Food Shelf, the Duxbury Food Shelf and the Good Neighbor Fund. 

Volunteers and members of the public are invited to the church lawn among the trees on Dec. 11 to thank Ed and Robin and all of the volunteers who have helped over the years.

This project has contributed thousands of dollars to the welfare of the community.  Speakers will include church leaders, food shelf staff, volunteers and others about the project and its value to the Waterbury area community.