It was a successful holiday season for the MS Tree of Hope in Portage.

It spent the Yuletide outside Portage Mutual, where every $2.00 donation to the local chapter added a light to the tree, with just under $1000 raised.

Executive Director Mary-Lynn Moffat notes the tree received a lot of attention from the community. She's grateful for the space provided by Portage Mutual, and to the businesses that supported the cause.

Moffat is satisfied with this year's tree of hope event, even though it fell a little short of last year's total.

She points out they received some one-time donations in 2006 that boosted their bottom line.