Med Center Health Foundation hosting Make the Season Bright tree lightings

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – An annual tradition is back this year with Med Center Health Foundation’s Make the Season Bright Program.

According to a release by Med Center Health, the program offers a unique way to honor a loved one while also supporting health-centered missions for patients and their families. Make the Season Bright is a fundraiser to benefit Med Center Health Foundation initiatives in each community.

This year’s celebration begins Dec. 1 and will include festive events at each Med Center Health hospital location. Events are free and open to the public.

Celebrations will take place in Albany, Bowling Green, Horse Cave, Franklin, Russellville and Scottsville.

Dates, times and locations include the following:

• Dec. 1 at The Medical Center at Scottsville.
  • 456 Burnley Road, Scottsville, KY 42164
  • 5 p.m.: Santa & Cookies
  • 5:30 p.m.: Program
• Dec. 2 – The Hospitality House; The Medical Center at Bowling Green
  • 501 High St., Bowling Green, KY 42101
  • 6 p.m.: Carols, Cocoa, Gingerbread Houses, and pictures with Santa
  • 6:30 p.m.: Lighting of the Hospitality House
• Dec. 2 – The Medical Center at Franklin
  • 1100 Brookhaven Road, Franklin, KY 42134
  • 5:30 p.m.: Program
  • 6 p.m.: Cookies and Cocoa. Visit with Santa & receive a present!
• Dec. 3 – The Medical Center at Albany
  • 723 Burkesville Road, Albany, KY 42602
  • 5:30 p.m.: Carols, Cookies & Cocoa.
  • 6 p.m.: Presentation of the Poinsettia “Tree”
• Dec. 4 – The Medical Center at Caverna
  • 1501 S. Dixie St. Horse Cave, KY 42749
  • 4:30 p.m.: Caverna High School Band
  • 4:45 p.m.: Lighting of the Tree
  • 5 p.m.: Cookies with Santa
• Dec. 8 – The Medical Center at Russellville
  • 1625 Nashville St. Russellville, KY 42276
  • 5:30 p.m.: Program & Tree Lighting
  • 6 p.m.: Cookies and Cocoa

Until Jan. 5, community members may purchase a light that will be displayed on the tree in honor, celebration, or memory of a loved one. Lights are available at $10, $25, $50, or $100 levels in Bowling Green, Franklin, Horse Cave, Russellville, and Scottsville. In Albany, a $20 donation adds a poinsettia to the Poinsettia Tree that will be on display in the hospital lobby. All proceeds will benefit patient-centered Foundation initiatives in each respective community.

Donations to The Medical Center at Bowling Green’s Make the Season Bright will support the Hospitality House, a “home-away-from home” for patients and families of those receiving care at The Medical Center at Bowling Green. Please visit LightUpTheSeason.org to learn more or to purchase a light or poinsettia.