Gazette file photo Ryan Heinonen, of UP Health System - Portage, lights the Christmas tree in the lobby in the 2021 Lights of Love ceremony in this Gazette file photo..

HANCOCK — The Portage Health Auxiliary’s annual Lights of Love is in progress. This event celebrates and honors family and friends and includes the reading of names and the lighting of the Christmas tree in the UPHS-Portage lobby at 10 a.m. on Nov. 20.

For a donation of $5 or more per name, a family member or friend can be remembered.

Names are printed on a banner that will be displayed during the holiday season. All donations go to medical worker scholarships for students in our 4-county area.

The deadline for names is November 3. Forms are available at the gift shop at the hospital.

Thrivent Financial supports the program with a grant. Call Barb Worrall, 906-523-4445, for more information.