***Press Release***
Holiday Lights & Festive Sights: Winners Announced
The City of Effingham and the Effingham Convention & Visitors Bureau were thrilled with the amount of participation in our fourth annual holiday light competition Holiday Lights & Festive Sights! We received over 1,000 votes in the past week.
We are happy to announce the winners of the Holiday Lights & Festive Sights competition are the following:
- Classic Christmas: Michael & Ashley Janis at 210 Santa Monica Ave
- Clark Griswold: Hayley & Danny Lankford at 604 North Main Street
- Reason for the Season: Jeff Landrus at 901 E Jefferson Ave
- Business: The Orchard Inn – donating their $250 winnings, along with matching the amount (for a total of $500) to Harmony Playground.
Each winner will receive $250 and a sign to be displayed in their yard through January 2, 2017 designating them as the winner of their category in the competition. We would like to thank everyone who participating in the lighting competition this year. Whether you nominated yourself or a friend, made the top three or just voted for your favorites, we appreciate you getting involved. We hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and takes time to visit all of the great homes/businesses who helped light up the City of Effingham this year! We look forward to bringing this competition to you again next Christmas season.
***Press release courtesy of The City of Effingham***