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Feature Christmas Comes Early to the U.S. Capitol Thanks to a MACK® Pinnacle™ Mack Delivers 2013 Capitol Christmas Tree in Time for Lighting Ceremony A JOBS for TEAMS fter completing a journey of more than 5,000 miles on the back of a MACK® Pinnacle™ model, the 2013 Capitol Christmas Tree was lit in an official ceremony at the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 3. The tree traveled from the Colville National Forest in the state of Washington to the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol, making stops in communities across the country. Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) led the ceremony and flipped the switch with the help of six-year old Giovanni Gayner to light this year's Capitol Christmas Tree. The 88-foot Engelmann Spruce was hand-selected from a pool of candidate trees suggested by Colville National Forest employees by the U.S. Capitol Superintendent of Grounds Ted Bechtol. Gayner is a student at Hofstetter School in Colville, Wash., and he also participated in making ornaments for the 2013 Capitol Christmas Tree. Gayner's name was drawn at random from the many children in Washington State who participated in this year' ornament making. More than 6,000 ornaments adorn the tree. The national event was made more festive by musical performances from the Notebusters Children's Choir, the United States Marine Band and vocalist Lindsay Lawler. The 80-year-old tree was delivered | 30 JFT0114_Feature.indd 1 www.jobsforteams.com 12/4/13 5:13 PM