Griffin's Wonderland of Trees raises $12,800 for Spooner House in Shelton

From left: Griffin Health Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Todd Liu; Griffin Health Volunteer Program & Guest Relations Supervisor Kathryn Browne; Griffin Health Planetree Services Coordinator Wendy Farrington; and Spooner House Board of Directors member Bryan Bostic pose in front of some of the donated trees that raised a record $12,800 for Spooner House as part of the Griffin Health Annual Holiday Wonderland of Trees fundraiser.

DERBY - Griffin Hospital’s 2025 Annual Holiday Wonderland of Trees fundraiser collected a record $12,800 for Spooner House in Shelton to help provides meals, shelter, and security to families in the Naugatuck Valley throughout the upcoming year.

As part of Griffin’s Planetree Person-Centered Care Philosophy, the Holiday Wonderland of Trees calls on hospital departments to decorate three-foot artificial evergreen trees that are raffled off every December. 

The fundraiser aims to help improve health and well-being of the Griffin community by supporting the Spooner House’s services.

This is the 15th year of the fundraiser, which has raised more than $116,000 in total.

This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.