Holiday Trees Benefiting Skookum Kids at Hotel Bellwether in December

Hotel Bellwether will be hosting its 7th annual Holiday Trees Benefiting Skookum Kids. Hotel Bellwether transforms into a Holiday Wonderland with festive trees decorated by local businesses on display during all of December. The public is encouraged to visit the hotel during the month of December to vote on their favorite tree. The kick-ff Holiday Tree Lighting reception will be on Saturday, Dec. 1 from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. The community is invited to come vote for their favorite tree, and take pictures with the Snow Queen and Snow Princess while enjoying festive music with holiday treats and beverages. In order to receive a voting ballot, one must donate new or gently used clothing (ages 13 and under) or make a monetary donation t Skookum Kids, a local organization that cares for foster children in Whatcom County. Voters will receive a same day 10% off voucher to the Lighthouse Grill and are entered to win a one night stay in the Lighthouse Suite. The voting will end Dec. 31. For more information, call Hotel Bellwether at 360-392-3100.

We acknowledge that Whatcom County is located on the unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples. They cared for the lands that included what we’d call the Puget Sound region, Vancouver Island and British Columbia since time immemorial. This gives us the great obligation and opportunity to learn how to care for our surrounding areas and all the natural and human resources we require to live. We express our deepest respect and gratitude for our indigenous neighbors, the Lummi Nation and Nooksack Tribe, for their enduring care and protection of our shared lands and waterways.