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Indiana General Assembly honors International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 481 for 63 years of lighting Monument Circle in Indianapolis

IBEW Local 481 first illuminated the 246-foot-tall Soldiers and Sailors Monument on December 2, 1962, with 6,000 multi-colored lights weighing 3,220 pounds, drawing a crowd of 10,000

Over 300 IBEW volunteers donate approximately six hours each November to install the Circle of Lights display, which includes 4,784 light bulbs on 52 garland strands

Over 200 IBEW volunteers donate approximately five hours each January to take down the display

The Circle of Lights event draws crowds of over 100,000 people annually the day after Thanksgiving and is a free public event marking the start of the holiday season