The people of the community that can relate to these situations take pride in that particular artist. In the Washington D.C., metropolitan area, there are over 1,700 patients waiting for an organ. Only 50 percent of those who are able to give organs or tissues actually become donors, and as a result, approximately 16 people will die each day before organs become available. Each one seems to carry a different message. The festival features nearly 500,000 color-lights on trees, roads and buildings.
Admission is free and canned food donations are accepted.
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