2011 Celebration Details:
Date: Friday, September 9, 2011
Time: 5:30 - 10:00 p.m.
Location: The Milwaukee County Zoo, 10001 West Bluemound Rd. Milwaukee, WI 53226
Early-Bird ticket price: $20 adults, $10 kids age 10 and younger (pricing good through August 31; Ticket price increases by $5 September 1, 2011)
Tickets are available for purchase online or at the door of the event. When you get to the Zoo, tell the parking attendant that you are there for Life Lights. Enter through the Gathering Place, where you will have a chance to enter the door prize raffle.
Additional information:
The Life Lights Celebration of Life is an annual event hosted by Horizon Home Care & Hospice. It is a fundraiser to support Hospice and a wonderful evening for individuals and families to remember their loved ones.
Each ticket includes parking and admission to the Zoo as well as a fish fry dinner (kids will recieve chicken fingers and a vegetarian option is available). Dinner is served in the Flamingo Cafe from 5:30-7:00 p.m.
Live entertainment will be provided by local musician Kyle Feerick throughout the evening on the Flamingo Terrace. A cash bar will also be available (drinks are not included in the admission price).
After dinner and announcements, guests will be invited to enjoy a sunset stroll (1 mile) through the Zoo, ending back at the Flamingo Terrace for the Celebration of Life.
The Celebration of Life:
The Celebration of Life is an interactive experience for the entire family. Guests may submit a photo of their loved one in advance, and that photo will be included in the evening's slide show. Guests are asked to light a candle in honor of their loved one, and the ceremony is set to music. This is a wonderful way to pay tribute to your loved one while supporting Hospice.
Photo submission deadline for the 2011 event is Friday, September 2, 2011.
To submit a photo by e-mail, send a digital file to LifeLights@hhch.net. Please include your name and your loved one's name with your submission.
To submit a photo by mail, please include your name, mailing address and your loved one's name. Your photo will be returned via USPS. Please mail your photo to:
Horizon - Life Lights
8949 N. Deerbrook Trail
Brown Deer, WI 53223
For more information about the 2011 Life Lights Celebration, call (414) 586-6268 or e-mail LifeLights@hhch.net.
