Large turn out for annual Hanging of the Greens

JOE LOPEZ/Special to The Leader

A Young girl helps President Hefner light the tree during the annual Hanging of the Greens event.

At 7 p.m. on Nov. 28 the Hanging of the Greens took place in the Multipurpose Room of the Williams Center. President Dennis Hefner chose a young girl to help him light the large tree, which signified the beginning of the holiday season. There were multiple holiday craft tables set up, a raffle that featured prizes such as an iTunes gift card and DVDs for people who donated money to the Adams Art Gallery and a station to decorate cookies. People were also able to stuff Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer characters, bears and more for only $5, courtesy of Build-a-Bear. People had the option of keeping them or giving them to the campus donation drive that will officially begin on Friday, Dec. 7.

Kayleigh Goldsworthy, a senior music business major and the Annual Events Chair for Spectrum organized the Hanging of the Greens. She felt the addition of Build-a-Bear to the event was beneficial and enjoyable for many reasons.

"It's a nice option for students for Christmas presents for little gifts and a nice novelty. We also wanted to give students an opportunity to donate there's to a charity," she said. "It worked out and we should have ordered more. There were 100 bears and they sold out in under and hour. We think its going stick for next year."

A capella groups Some Like it Hot, Morning Star, Vocal Point and Much More Chill performed for the large amount of people that attended the event.

It was estimated by Spectrum that over 300 people attended the event. President Hefner noted that this year was the largest turn out in a long time.

"I think it went really well. I was impressed with the number of community members that came and the students who came and enjoyed the crafts and performances," Goldsworthy said. "I think it was a success with all the people that were there and how they were really into what was going on."

-Reporting done by Emily Jetter, Managing Editor