Neighbors decorate âShirleyâs Treeâ to honor health care workers
On the afternoon of Nov. 27, Jenny LaBelle pulled out of the driveway of her home on Galen Drive in Wyoming to begin her half-hour trek to work.
And thatâs when Operation Shirleyâs Tree swung into action.
LaBelle serves as a cardiac telemetry nurse at M Health Fairview St. Johnâs Hospital in Maplewood. As a tribute to her â and as an homage to health care workers everywhere â LaBelleâs neighbors on Galen Drive decided to decorate what LaBelle calls âShirleyâs Tree,â a large fir rooted right on the property line between the LaBelle family house and that of the late Shirley Toronto, who passed away in October 2019.