By JDC Release

Published on Thursday, December 15, 2011 - 5:10am |

• Community

The Johnston Development Corporation, a non-profit volunteer organization that has helped the Town of Johnston grow in many ways for over 20 years, has donated to the Town a Christmas Tree made of lights.

The Tree was unveiled at the November 28 Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in Johnston. The Development Corporation hired the students in the Welding Class at Strom Thurmond High School to build the tree out of metal, under the supervision of teacher Bill Cheatham. After the tree was built, the lights were added by volunteers that included the Americorps student volunteers.

The funds to buy the custom-made tree came from proceeds from the Peach Blossom Festival, which is sponsored by the Development Corporation.