Mercy Health Goes Big With Lights of Love

Mercy Health is kicking off the holiday season and inviting the community to take part in its annual Lights of Love Celebration, a special way to remember the important people in your life while also supporting top quality care delivered with compassion in your community.

First, the Springfield Regional Medical Center Auxiliary invites the community to attend the Annual Tree Lighting Service, which takes place at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, December 4. The special service will take part in the main lobby and feature Christmas carols, treats, and other festivities.  

Then, TWIG 13 will be hosting a similar celebration in the main lobby of the former McAuley Center at Mercy Health – Urbana Hospital on Tuesday, December 10 at 5 p.m.

In each venue, community members are invited to make a minimum donation of $5 that will help fund charitable care and equipment purchases that help Mercy Health provide top quality care to the patients it serves in Clark and Champaign Counties.

In Springfield, donors will have their loved ones’ names put on snowflake ornaments to help decorate one of the Christmas trees brightening the lobby of Springfield Regional Medical Center throughout the holiday season. Those will be on display during the December 4 celebration and can be picked up between December 26 and January 3, when the trees are taken down. After that, ornaments will be available at the Springfield Regional Medical Center Volunteer office. Those interested in participating can pick up an order form at the Gardenview Gift Shop inside Springfield Regional Medical Center. 

In Urbana, TWIG 13 will celebrate donors’ loved ones with a light on our Lights of Love tree. After the tree-lighting, they’ll also receive a Lights of Love keepsake snowflake ornament. Those who aren’t able to attend the actual event, can still arrange for pickup of their ornament by calling the Volunteer Services Office.