Wishing tree adds holiday spirit to popular path in Hermosa Beach - The Daily Breeze

When Hermosa Beach’s Carissa Catalina dreamed up the idea for an interactive wishing tree on the city’s Greenbelt, she may have started a new town tradition.

Catalina said she was running on the Greenbelt one evening when she thought she could create some holiday spirit on the dimly lit trail, which is popular with joggers and walkers. So about three weeks ago, Catalina, along with helpers Gabby Barrantes and Andrea Giancoli, hung ornaments and solar panel lights on a tree at Eighth Street and Valley Drive.

They also put a sign reading, “Add an Ornament… Make a Wish.” Since then, many more baubles have found a home on the tree since then. And now, Catalina said, she would like to make it an annual tradition.

• One of many ornaments hanging on a tree along the greenbelt in Hermosa Beach on Monday, December 21, 2020. Carissa Catalina and a friend decorated the tree and hung a sign inviting others to hang an ornament and make a wish. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)

• A few of the ornaments hanging on a tree along the greenbelt in Hermosa Beach on Monday, December 21, 2020. Carissa Catalina and a friend decorated the tree and hung a sign inviting others to hang an ornament and make a wish. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)

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• Carissa Catalina often jogs the greenbelt and decided to give it a little holiday cheer in Hermosa Beach on Monday, December 21, 2020. Catalina and a friend decorated a tree and hung a sign inviting others to hang an ornament and make a wish. Now she enjoys seeing the new ornaments that have been placed. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)

• One of many ornaments hanging on a tree along the greenbelt in Hermosa Beach on Monday, December 21, 2020. Carissa Catalina and a friend decorated the tree and hung a sign inviting others to hang an ornament and make a wish. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)

• One of many ornaments hanging on a tree along the greenbelt in Hermosa Beach on Monday, December 21, 2020. Carissa Catalina and a friend decorated the tree and hung a sign inviting others to hang an ornament and make a wish. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)

• Carissa Catalina often jogs the greenbelt and decided to give it a little holiday cheer in Hermosa Beach on Monday, December 21, 2020. Catalina and a friend decorated a tree and hung a sign inviting others to hang an ornament and make a wish. Now she enjoys seeing the new ornaments that have been placed. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)

“I was thinking even keeping these ornaments and then coming back next year and putting them back up,” Catalina said, “and hopefully keeping it alive.

It’d be, Catalina said, “a neat little community tradition.”

Catalina, a graphic designer, said she enjoys the holidays and decorating. She has done event coordinating and social media graphics for eateries, and also helped with holiday decorations. Decorating the tree allowed her to put those skills to use while restaurants are banned from welcoming customers for sit-down dining amid the coronavirus pandemic.

“I really like to embrace all holidays that bring people happiness or excitement,” Catalina said. “I wanted people to have some type of feel good moment going into 2021.”

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