Happy Holidays! Each holiday season, the Office of Advancement and Alumni decorates their office Christmas tree with ornaments donated from alums over the years in honor of an old RU tradition: the Hanging of the Greens. Years ago, one dedicated employee catalogued all of the donated decorations, typing up the stories behind each ornament. This year, we're inviting you to take a look inside our archive and read the stories behind some of our holiday decor. Up first, Ornament #189, donated by Mrs. Yoshio Harada '58. "It is my great joy to send you an ornament to be hung on the Alumni Tree," Mrs. Harada said. "The ball I am sending is called Goten-Mari in Japanese (a palace ball): it was played with by children before western balls made of rubber came to Japan. These days we use it for decoration." #rockforduniversity #happyholidays #christmastree #christmasornaments #alumni