PADUCAH -- Organizers of Christmas in the Park in Paducah hope the record amount of monetary donations in 2020 can help offset the smaller total of food donations compared to years past. The 24th annual Christmas in the Park, put on by Paducah Power System, began at Bob Noble Park on Nov. 25 and ended Thursday night. "The lights just made people happy (in 2020), and so many other things had been canceled that I don't think you can underestimate the value of the joy that it brought," said Andrea Underwood, director of human resources and community relations at Paducah Power System. Like in years past, visitors who drove through to see the light displays also donated food and money that directly benefit four nonprofits: Family Service Society, Paducah Cooperative Ministry, The Salvation Army, and St. Vincent de Paul.