Milford dad Mark Desrochers and son Brad pause to admire a holiday tree titled, “Let’s Recreate” that was sponsored and decorated by staffers of the Milford Recreation Department whose holiday tree was laden with this soccer ball, swim goggles, sports puzzles and other healthy goods. Photo by LORETTA JACKSON

Milford’s Brenda Nadeau, a Realtor celebrating 40 years with FOT sponsor Kokko Realty, mans the table where guests to the recent Festival of Trees fundraiser for SHARE Outreach Inc., purchased raffle tickets that would win in scratch-off lottery tickets $1,000 secured to the branches of the holiday tree alongside her station. Photo by LORETTA JACKSON

Chris Fournier of Milford, a Festival of Trees volunteer, displays a basket of spirits that enriched an “Island Christmas” holiday tree entry sponsored by Amigos Mexican Cantina on South Street in Milford that was displayed among 47 holiday trees entered in the fifth annual Festival of Trees Holiday Tree Tour & Raffles to benefit SHARE Outreach Inc., a volunteer-based Milford nonprofit that since 1979 has assisted thousands in the area who seek food, clothing or emergency financial assistance. Photo by LORETTA JACKSON

Kathy Holland, a longtime Milford resident currently abiding in Sandown, remarks on the twin trees intended for sharing that were deemed “The Giving Tree” and sponsored by Ameriprise Financial whose decorations included gift cards to Union Coffee, Cafe on The Oval, Brickhouse Restaurant & Brewery and more. Photo by LORETTA JACKSON

Maggie Schellenberg of Milford, a volunteer at SHARE, was among dozens of well wishers from the FOT Committee and SHARE Outreach Inc., who throughout the weekend at the Gatherings event venue welcomed around 1,500 of supporters to the fifth annual Festival of Trees fundraiser for SHARE in Milford. Photo by LORETTA JACKSON

The uppermost portion of the Amherst Police Department’s holiday tree entry amplifies the sponsored “Blue Lights Special,” a holiday tree entry replete with replicas of police badges, embroidered police patches, plush toy dogs representing the department’s young K9, “Berry,” and other authentic law enforcement regalia. Photo by LORETTA JACKSON