Holiday Home Tour – 2012

CreekledgeCt-1424Our 2012 tour was another great success, generating $19,000 for scholarships and Tech Trek camperships. In addition, the quilt raffle generated over $1,000 – thank you Mary Mix. As always, the success of the tour was due to our incredible volunteers who so generously gave of their time and energy. A huge thank you to the following:

• Marian Bliss – Photographer • Marilyn Bressler and Loretta Lewis – Refreshment coordinators • Connie Cady and Tena Gallagher – Directional sign placement & pickup • Tena Gallagher – Home Procurement • Mary Granzotto – Publicity • Carol Highton – Restaurant participation and Hostess of the Holiday Party • Marcia Steinhardt – Ticket sales and database maintenance • Mary Mix – Hand-crafted the beautiful quilt, ticket sales and database maintenance • Dora-Thea Porter – Ticket and post card design, and print management • Karen Large – Quilt Ticket Sales with assistance from Norma Spencer, Pat Gross and Tena Gallagher • Susan Terzouli – Head docent bag, name tag, and decoration support and home procurement • Charlene Vorous – Oakraider home decorating “party” • Melanie Wade – Web site design • Melissa Walsh – Treasuer • Head Docents – Kathie Hixon, Anne Long, Bev Nidick, Gus Slavin, Susan Terzouli, and Margaret Ward • Train Conductors – Richard Brown, Dennis Foster, Bruce Hixon, Dick Jones, Len Sauer, and Herb Steinhardt • Hospitality Chairs – Angela Domer and Judy Lauper

Thank you to members Kathryn and Ed Clayton and Teresa Cheung and Ermes Paulin for preparing and sharing their homes for the tour.

And thank you to all who worked as docents, provided holiday refreshments, bought tickets, encouraged others to purchase tickets or helped out in other ways. Your help is what makes our tour so successful. Thank You!

Mary Ellen Blake and Holly Sauer 2012 Holiday Home Tour Co-Chairs

Click here to view our 2012 Holiday Home Tour Poster (Please be patient… it is a big file)