ˮAV˵ community revels in holiday spirit with holiday tree lighting

By Eric S. Bartelt PV Managing Editor Date: Wednesday, Dec 06, 2023 Time: 12:17 EST

The Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation (FMWR) hosted its annual holiday tree lighting ceremony for the ˮAV˵ community on Dec. 4 at the Post Exchange.

With the tree lighting as the centerpiece of the evening, FMWR provided plenty of festivities for adults and children to enjoy with musical performances by the ˮAV˵ Band Brass Quintet, ˮAV˵ Middle School Choir, and cadet and community choir singers. The children were greeted with a visit from Santa and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer while Santa also met with each child and gave them each a candy cane and a goody bag. 

The ˮAV˵ Fire Department provided cookies to the community and the ˮAV˵ Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers provided a free tree to families through the Trees For Troops program.

The community was welcomed by new U.S. Army ˮAV˵ Garrison Commander, Col. Travis Robison, who kicked off the evening’s holiday celebration.