Thanks to community members that rallied in support of a small town’s most magical time of year, Leland’s holiday lights will be up sparkling and shining bright once again in November.
Much like a Christmas miracle, members of the community, whether they were Leelanau County residents or belonged to the Leland Chamber of Commerce, donated enough funds last week and over the weekend to meet the Monday deadline for securing a holiday lights display this season. Chamber of Commerce President Mark Morton said on Monday that he was still receiving monetary contributions from donors after meeting their $6,000 fundraising goal, and will be putting the excess funds into a separate account for next year’s holiday lights.
“It’s incredible how people have stepped up and I’m amazed at how beloved the lights have become. When people found out that we might not have them (lights), they wanted to make sure that we did have them and had enough money,” Morton said. “We’re all very grateful that people stepped up in a big way.”
