Though many in Merritt may not be in the holiday spirit just yet this year, Sun Life and Financial Planner Leslee Lucy are looking to help bring some joy through free, live Christmas trees for Merritt residents.
150 trees will be available at the Purity Feed parking lot on Saturday, Dec. 11 from 9-5, though Lucy said it can be expected that the trees will go fast and inventory may not last until 5p.m.
“These are for people who really need them,” said Lucy. “We want to rely on the respect and humanity of people to allow the trees to go to homes that are really down on their luck right now.”
Sun Life has purchased the trees for donation, locally grown by Jarod Murphy in Merritt.
“When I contacted my Sun Life buddies they said, ‘you know, we could send a cheque, but we’d really like to do something for people’s hearts,” said Lucy.
“So with Christmas coming up, I just planted a Christmas tree farm this year, which they knew, so we have 150 trees to give away. We want to give them to people that need them.”
Lucy said that they will not be asking for proof of need from people, and are simply asking for residents to use the kindness of their hearts to determine need.
A group of Sun Life people have also been collecting decorations for the trees.
Global News is also expected to be on site on Saturday to cover the story.
