Each year, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office teams up with Emerald Coast Hospice to make sure that patients know they’re on the Department’s Christmas radar.
- The OCSO provides each patient with a small, hand-decorated Christmas tree.
It started 14 years ago with just 25 Christmas trees. Now, it has grown to 358 trees this year, with several schools pitching-in to help.
“This means that hospice patients as far away as Panama City will be able to brighten their rooms with a tangible tree symbolizing our Christmas spirit,” wrote the OCSO in a press release.
