The City of Katy will soon be donning Christmas holiday decorations, thanks to the “Adopt a Wreath” program organized by Keep Katy Beautiful.

The “Adopt A Wreath” program of KKB is a community-wide partnership involving businesses, schools, churches and organizations in the city of Katy. These groups adopt a and decorate a wreath provided by Keep Katy Beautiful, which will be placed around the city on the black vintage-looking light poles on many city streets.

A total of 52 wreaths have been adopted this year, KKB said. There are even more green wreaths with red metal bows that also will be placed on the poles along Highway 90.

The program has been in place for more than 18 years, said Jamie Wolman, KKB member. Around that time, Sandy Schmidt, then-chairman of KKB, came up with the beautification project and turned it into a community-wide partnership with many organizations and businesses in Katy participating. Businesses and participants must be located within the city limits of the City of Katy.

The program has many benefits, said Wolman. It beautifies the city for the holidays and increases community spirit while promoting community awareness of the participating businesses, church, schools and different organizations in the Katy area, she said.

“Local groups have fun creatively designing their wreaths,” said Wolman. “Groups enjoy collaborating together to make their wreaths.”

The basic green wreath is provided by Keep Katy Beautiful to the participating group -- free of charge -- with a large red metal bow and a KKB-provided sign in the middle of the wreath with the name of the adopting organization. Adopters design their own wreath, and each one is always unique, Wolman said.

Each adopter receives a sheet with specific guidelines to follow, including the use of materials The wreaths and all decorations on them become property of KKB/City of Katy. The guidelines provide the date for pickup or a KKB volunteer delivers to the adopter. Then wreaths are picked up in about two weeks and delivered to the City of Katy storage building until the week of Thanksgiving. During that week the City Parks department hangs the wreaths on the decorative light poles around the city, where they remain in place until the first week of January. Wreaths may be used for two years, 2026 and 2027.

But KKB’s holiday spirit extends beyond just the “Adopt A Wreath” program. The organization has placed big red bows on the geese and welcome signs at the entrance of the city. The Parks department is also promoting and asking for participation from downtown business in a window decorating contest, Wolman said.