Project Linus N.J. Inc., Keyport, will participate in the 11th annual Festival of Trees Gala Dec. 13, 5:30-8 p.m. The festival will be at the Sheraton Hotel, Route 35, Eatontown.
Various nonprofit agencies will compete for donations, which may be dropped at donation boxes positioned by each agency tree. Mail-in donations are also welcome, and will be tracked from Nov. 24 until Dec. 13. Top prize is $500.
This is the first year Project Linus will participate in the event. The agency will donate a handmade blanket to a county hospital in the name of each agency participating in the event.
For information on how to join Project Linus’s "Elf Crew" or on the gala, call coordinator Hillary Roberts at (732) 335-9033.