The Lawn of Hope

01/01/2021

To say that I am excited to make this post is an understatement. We collected 34996.86 ounces of food this year for The Lawn of Hope. The food was donated to the local food banks in our community.
🎄First place #7 Round Knob Church
🎄Second place #25 Round Knob
🎄Third Place #17 Hadli Strickland
You will all be contacted to see how you would like your checks made.
We appreciate each of you and your participation. We still have money coming in so we will give a total raised for The American Cancer Society soon.

❤️Huge thank you to all of our wonderful tree sponsors.
❤️Thank you to Shoneys Corporate Office for all their generousity as our site host.
❤️Thank you to Phipps Enterprise for allow us to use their lot.
❤️Thank you to The Town of Hillsville Maintence Employees.
❤️Thank you to the Town of Hillsville Beautification Committee.
❤️Thank you to the various special people in my life that chipped in to help make this event happen.
❤️And thanks for my Momma for way more things than I could ever list! “Dream Team”

❤️🎄This event has been an example of small town living at its best. Here’s to 2021! 🎉
~Lauren

01/01/2021

Don’t forget to please remove alll decorations today so the trees can be taken down tomorrow. Again thanks for making this season so amazing.
Happy New Year Everyone!

12/30/2020

And just when you think it is over, someone messages you with another large donation ❤️. Blessed...all of this plus the other boxes will leave tomorrow for a local food bank.

12/30/2020

Check out all this food leaving here in the morning and great thing is, we had 3 boxes that went out before I could snap a picture. We live in a great community, we appreciate the support so very much!

12/30/2020

Last call, all in, all done for food donations today to count towards your tree!! Also remember to us decorate your tree by the 31st so we can start taking them down and removing the post.

12/29/2020

Tomorrow is the last day to donate food! We have been able to donate so much to our local food banks. Help us send 2020 out with another large donation.

12/28/2020

We got another $150 anonymous donation today and more food to donate to the local food banks. Please don’t forget our last day for donations is Wednesday, December 30th.

Thanks to everyone for everything 🎉

12/27/2020

Unfortunately, the storm did a number on our beautiful trees so as of tomorrow you can begin to remove your items from your trees. We will still be collecting food through December30th. All decorations must be removed by the 31st. Thanks to all who participated. We sincerely appreciate each of you. We will post final results on Jan 2nd.

12/18/2020

We are sad to say, that Santa will not be able to attend The Lawn of Hope tomorrow night, he is unfortunately in quarantine.

12/15/2020

Due to the impending storm tonight/tomorrow we will be unplugging the trees for tonight around 9 p.m. to make sure none of our cords short out. We will plug then back up as soon as everything clears enough that we feel it is safe to do so. Thank you all so far it has been a great season. 🎄❤️

12/12/2020

Check out this huge food donation going out today to a local food bank! ❤️🎄

12/12/2020

Thanks to google, you can now “check in” at The Lawn of Hope. Please “check in” and share your pictures with us! 🎄❤️

12/12/2020

The Lawn of Hope's cover photo

12/11/2020

A Hillsville Christmas (2020)

How beautiful ❤️

During a year when everything seems to have changed, the one thing that hasn't changed are the feelings of warmth, joy, and anticipation aroused by Christmas...

12/11/2020

If you had purchased a lantern and it was displayed Saturday night, please come by Ideal Florist to pick your lantern up at your earliest convenience. Thank you.

12/10/2020

The Lawn of Hope made the front page of the Carroll News! Huge thank you!!

12/10/2020

We are so thankful for all the kind comments we have been getting on the lights at The Lawn of Hope. They are located behind/beside Shoneys Corp Headquarters on Main St. And wow at the food we have been collecting...you can vote for your favorite tree by donating food and writing the tree number on your can. We count down to the ounces. All of the food donations stay local. If you have a large donation, please bring it by Ideal Florist during normal business hours. We appreciate each and everyone of you that have participated in this endeavor with us! ❤️

12/08/2020

Attention:

Due to some unforseen circumstances, Santa will not be at The Lawn of Hope tonight. He will be there again on Saturday December 19th weather permitting from 5-7. We appreciate your understanding.

12/06/2020

Just a few from tonight! We are blessed that everything we have, all the trees, all the signs have sponsors!! How amazing is that!! And we collected a large amount of food tonight to donate to our local food banks. Santa will be back Tuesday night from 5-7. We will have stockings to give away until we run out. Thanks to everyone that helped make this happen.

12/05/2020

Santa and Mrs. Clause are here til 8 come see them!!

12/04/2020

Come see us tomorrow night! We are excited to kick off this holiday season.

Here are some ways to give and get cheer in Hillsville this year. While we know that life is not typical this Christmas season, there are still opportunities to appreciate and enjoy the beauty of the season.

Check out The Lawn of Hope and Town of Hillsville Beautification Committee pages for more details.

12/03/2020

Update!! We have half of the sign sponsored...who is willing to do the other $50!

We have one sponsorship left! ONE! A beautiful sign in the front yard at the Shoneys Corp headquarters. Please consider sponsoring this “Joy” sign that lights up. No decorating needed unless you feel the need. $100.00 check written to The American Cancer Society is all it takes.

12/02/2020

Update!! We have SOLD the last two trees! ❤️❤️❤️
Now, let’s get these signs sponsored. $100.00 each, tax deductible. All you do is hand us your check written to The American Cancer Society.

We have two more open sponsorships for trees that have to be decorated and two opens sponsorships for beautiful light signs. Helps us meet our goal and finish raising our money. We sincerely appreciate everyone and all their contributions to our cause.

12/01/2020

We have just a couple more trees to sale! They must be decorated by Friday afternoon so we can have a trial run. Remember ALL monies go to The American Cancer Society.

11/30/2020

We have 4 more trees to sale!! That would raise $400 more dollars for the American Cancer Society. Who is going to help us out???

11/29/2020

It’s been an eventful few days at The Lawn of Hope. We appreciate each and everyone of you for your participation.

11/29/2020

We still have some trees for sale! All monies go towards The American Cancer Society. Comment on this post or call Ideal Florist tomorrow to claim one.

11/27/2020

Shout out to all our help!! We couldn’t do it without all these wonderful people.

11/27/2020

The trees are up!! Go pick your tree and write your name on the numbered tag! You can start decorating at any time.

11/27/2020

A huge shout out to Jimmy and Linda Durnil for helping me haul these trees this morning.
The trees are all out and drying awaiting our installation crew. 🎄

11/27/2020

It’s a beautiful Friday morning to be hauling trees for The Lawn of Hope. Nester’s Tree Farm in Laurel Fork has been gracious enough to help us with these trees again this year. They are beautiful! Come see them, shop local!!

11/27/2020

We still have a few trees available for purchase. We’d love to have you join us for such a great cause.

11/24/2020

We are excited to still be able to operate this season. We have a limited number of trees left to purchase. We would love to have you join us this season.

Here are some ways to give and get cheer in Hillsville this year. While we know that life is not typical this Christmas season, there are still opportunities to appreciate and enjoy the beauty of the season.

Check out The Lawn of Hope and Town of Hillsville Beautification Committee pages for more details.

11/22/2020

If you have already purchased a tree we are so excited to have you, if you have not yet we would love for you to join us to raise money for The American Cancer Society. **Please consider using LED lights to help us with our energy.**.

We are thankful that the Shoneys Corporate Headquarters is generous enough to donate their location for this event each year.

11/19/2020

Last year The Lawn of Hope grew by 10 trees. This year, we are hoping to grow even bigger. Please join us to help make that happen. Contact Ideal Florist 276-728-2411 for more information. All monies go to The American Cancer Society and we also collect a significant amount of canned food which is distributed to the local food banks before the holiday season.