Easter Seals of Central Illinois and the Charleston Area Chamber of Commerce unveiled the fifth annual Charleston Landmark Series Ornament of Hope Wednesday at the Charleston Carnegie Public Library.

The ceremony began with Cindy Titus, executive director of the chamber of commerce, welcoming all the guests to the service. She then introduced Deddie McEvers, Charleston’s liaison and the director of development and marketing for Easter Seals of Central Illinois.

McEvers spoke on the services of Easter Seals and the history of the ornament tradition, and Mayor Dan Cougill proclaimed the ornament the official city ornament.

The design features the Carnegie Library.The ornaments are gold-plated and sell for $15 each.

The first ornament was unveiled in 1998 and featured the Coles County Courthouse. In 1999, Lincoln Log Cabin was on the ornament and, in 2000, Sarah Bush Health Center was represented.

Last year, Old Main was selected for the ornament series.

All the proceeds go to Easter Seals with the hope they will be able to provide more services and programs to Coles County.

The ornaments will be for sale all year long at many of the local retail shops including Weber Jewelry, Lincoln Bookshop, Towns Square Jewelers, The Picket Fence, or at the Easter Seals main office in Decatur.