Decorate a tree at Ecker Center 'Festival of Trees'

Sponsor a holiday tree or wreath at this year's Ecker Center "Festival of Trees."

Get creative and choose any theme to decorate your tree.

Last year's festival featured trees cleverly decorated and dubbed "The Magic of Harry Potter," "Star Wars," "History of Elgin," "101 Dalmations -- Seeing Spots," "Toy Story," "Superheroes," "Chesire Cat's Tree," "Puppy Love," and more.

Your tree with the name of your business will be on display from Nov. 1-10 at Gail Borden Public Library, which sees more than 3,000 visitors each day.

All trees will be auctioned at a Celebration event on Saturday, Nov. 12 at the library, 270 N. Grove Ave., Elgin.

Your sponsorship will help the Ecker Center for Mental Health, which provides services to more than 3,700 people with mental illnesses each year.

Sponsor a tree by calling Laurie Bitter at (847) 888-2555.

For photos of previous trees, visit www.festoftreeselgin.org.