Letter to the Editor: Record year for Holiday Lights

To the Editor:

Zip-a-de-do-da, what a wonderful 2017!

My granddaughter was singing this the other day and I thought to myself, “what a fitting way to describe our year with Holiday Lights.” This is a year that will be hard to beat.

We had 450-plus volunteers helping with the lights, from setting up displays to happily greeting visitors. The popular Walk-Through Night attracted 700 people - the donated soup, cookies and hot chocolate were once again a big hit.

We broke the all-time record by 1,070 cars, and our first year ever to break 300 cars in a night (not only once, but twice)! Free-will donations were up by 34%.

We credit good weather and the public’s enthusiasm for such a remarkable season. Much appreciation goes out to all who helped make this event possible; thank you for helping us help others.

Dennis (Oz) Osmundson
Development Coordinator
Helping Services for Youth & Families