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"Light Up The Hills" WELCOME! The first year was a great success, the committee worked hard to bring something Special to our community, with many people joining us last December 1st for our INAUGURAL IGNITION at DOMINION GARDENS. *****************************
The program has been well received the community, with the Committee being recognized twice, first as BUSINESS OF THE MONTH and most recently as the BUSINESS AWARD RECIPIENT of the HALTON HILLS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CIVIC PRIDE AWARD From February 10 INDEPENDENT: Light up The Hills Committee— Civic Pride Award “What a surprise,” said Gerry Kentner of the Light Up the Hills committee, about her reaction to the news the group was named the winner of the Civic Pride Award. It was Kentner’s vision last February after she drove past a darkened toboggan hill on Main St. S. and thought, “we need to have something here...we need to have some lights, we need to have some trees (lit)... we need to have families and kids being able to come out to use this in the evening as well.” That started a germ of an idea and a grassroots organization of community volunteers who worked toward decorating parks in the town with holiday lights from Dec. 1 to Jan 3. The group raised about $50,000 in monetary and in-kind donations and in December 2008 lit the Tree of Hope in Dominion Gardens.
We have kicked off planning for 2009 and encourage both SPONSORS and those wishing to be a part of "LIGHT UP THE HILLS" in any way to contact the committee! (see contact page)
Thanks to everyone for joining us, what a great night!
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