Large and leafy "Hope Trees" are on display in prominent locations, next to posters containing envelopes and cards laced with ribbons. People are invited to fill a card with a quote, a memory, a song—whatever symbolizes hope to them and place it on the tree.

"It's really exciting to watch hope grow as the tree fills up with cards," notes Edmonton General Chaplain Carol Vogler. She also points out the fitting metaphor of the tree to represent hope. "The roots of hope run deep, just like a tree's roots. Sometimes we just need to be reminded of hope. As folks add their hope cards to the tree and read the cards themselves, hope is nurtured and brought to the surface—and hope grows!"