Anybody in the DC area? Is the tree lit up or not?

[Baltimike]

Trump chumps are claiming a private donor paid to have the tree lit. I asked who and how much, and did the cursory google search. Nothing.

So has anyone seen it lit up? Or not?

[k8conant]

1. It's lit again. Someone climbed it and damaged it and donors paid to have the damage repaired.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2018/12/24/national-christmas-tree-will-be-lit-again-after-donations-save-it-darkness-during-shutdown/

[Just a Weirdo]

2. NATIONAL PARK SERVICES

Paid for the repair and electricity

[Baltimike]

3. and by National Park Services, that means WE THE PEOPLE, right?

[Just a Weirdo]

4. Yep

And their foundation

[k8conant]

5. No, the National Park FOUNDATION:

"The National Park Foundation, a nonprofit that is the official charity to help private money improve the national park system, gave the National Park Service enough money both to investigate the damage caused by the climber and to keep the park open and lighted through Jan. 1, it announced Monday."

This quote is from the Washington Post article to which I posted the link.

[Baltimike]

7. Thank you. nt

[msongs]

6. xmas is over. time to send the tree to tree heaven nt

[Baltimike]

8. Ummm...for some the season is not yet over. Happy Hlidays! nt

[k8conant]

9. Today is the 3rd day of Christmas!

9 more to go!

[Hela]

10. Hey, it's only the second day of Christmas!

Christmas ends on January 6 with Epiphany (Twelfth Night).

ETA: Now I’m confused—is Twelfth night the night before Epiphany, or the night of Epiphany? I’m counting an extra day here.

[Baltimike]

11. I thought it was January 5th, but I could be wrong.