Light Up Rockledge and Festival of Trees Holiday Event Set for Saturday, Dec. 2 at Rockledge Civic Hub

Ushers in the Holiday Season to be held at Rockledge Civic Hub

Light Up Rockledge and Festival of Trees, one of the holiday signature events for the City of Rockledge, will take place on Saturday, December 2, from 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Rockledge Civic Hub, located at 530 Barton Blvd. Food and craft vendors will open at 4 p.m., and the Lighting program begins at 6 p.m.

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Light Up Rockledge and Festival of Trees, one of the holiday signature events for the City of Rockledge, will take place on Saturday, December 2, from 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Rockledge Civic Hub, located at 530 Barton Blvd. Food and craft vendors will open at 4 p.m., and the Lighting program begins at 6 p.m.

Enjoy a leisurely Christmas Tree stroll, food vendors, gift vendors, and a special holiday reading of The Night Before Christmas. A silent Auction will also be held to benefit The Arc of Space Coast.

Live music will be performed by students from McNair Magnet Middle School and Rockledge High School.

This holiday-themed event is free for the public to attend. However, you are asked to please bring a canned food item, which will be donated to the Sharing Center of Central Brevard.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Steve Wilson was born in DeRidder, Louisiana and grew up in both New Orleans and Macon, Georgia.  He moved to Brevard County in 1984 and retired from local government as the Community Advocate/Assistant to the City Manager with the City of Rockledge in 2018.

Among the awards and accolades Steve has received over the years are 15 + year Rockledge Little League volunteer, Brevard Public School Jefferson Award Recipient, Rockledge High School Raider Booster Award 2001, 2006, City of Rockledge Employee of the Year 2006, Rockledge Kiwanian of the Year 2006-2007, City of Rockledge Quality Public Service Award 2008, 2012, 2017, Rockledge Kiwanis Citizen of the Year 2012-2013, Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame – Sportscasting 2015, Rockledge High School Leadership and Service Award 2016, Central Florida Humanitarian Award 2017, Space Coast Inspiration Award – 2018,  Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame – Lifetime Achievement – 2020 and Ecofest Achievement Award – 2022.

Wilson is especially proud of his chairing two fundraisers in support of pediatric cancer research through the St. Baldrick’s Foundation in honor of Merritt Island resident Julie Spurlock that raised over $25,000.00.

He has been a partner, along with Orville Susong, for the past 24 years with the Friday Night Locker Room, a broadcasting team that covers and reports on a wide variety of local events that are of significance to the residents of the Space Coast and beyond. Their mission is to promote youth sports, support first responders and law enforcement personnel, and showcase community and charitable events that are produced by our nonprofit partners in central Florida.

The Friday Night Locker Room has awarded hundreds of sports achievement plaques to Brevard County student-athletes over the years. They have also awarded more than $18,000 in academic scholarships to Brevard County high school seniors.

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