The holiday spirit was alive and well this weekend as guests, community leaders and diplomats gathered at Dodona Manor for the 5^th annual Marshall Plan Tree Walk lighting on Saturday. This signature holiday event highlights – through individually decorated trees – the 17 European nations that participated in the U.S.-sponsored post-WWII recovery effort known to history as the Marshall Plan.

On Saturday, December 7 from 4 to 6 p.m., the George C. Marshall International Center will host its annual Holiday Tree Walk lighting ceremony at Dodona Manor in Leesburg.