A week ago, I had the opportunity to work at the San Rafael High School Christmas Tree Lot. What a blast! This is my third year participating and my job was to give the tree a fresh cut – I got to operate the chainsaw – attach the tree stand and secure the tree to the car. The experience really put me in the holiday spirit and I got to meet a lot of people who were in that wonderful, Christmas-giving mood!

This student and parent-operated lot is a great fundraiser for the San Rafael High. All the classes, clubs and athletic teams participate.Each of the four classes raises funds for their Senior Year Sober Grad Night and Prom, the athletic teams raise money for uniforms and training, and the different clubs raise money in order to support their interests. This year the lot opened on Friday, November 27, and closed Saturday, December 19. In this time period, the school sold 1400 Christmas trees and raised just around $23,000. All the trees came from Casella’s Trees, who has been supporting San Rafael High since 1990, with all of the proceeds going directly back to the school.

Next year, plan on helping the kids during the Christmas season and purchase your tree at the San Rafael High School Christmas Tree Lot – the students will be thankful!

Posted by:Mark Machado