Junior Service Club Holiday House Tour transitions to virtual
This year’s Edwardsville/Glen Carbon Junior Service Club Holiday House Tour will accommodate social distancing measures.
The bi-annual event will showcase 14 festively decorated houses, and ticketholders will be able to access the tour virtually from the comfort and safety of their own homes beginning Dec. 13 until Dec. 18. This year, the tour can be viewed multiple times and at the convenience of the ticket holder’s schedule during the event dates.
Planning for a virtual format started early. Because many non-profit organizations benefit from the grant money raised by JSC each year, cancelling the holiday house tour was not an option. This year there are no restrictions on where ticketholders live or their ages. This year, children may also enjoy the virtual format and look for “Junior” – a gnome hidden in each home on the tour. More homes have also been added to the tour, doubling the size from previous years.
Leslie DeVary, JSC board member and co-chair of the 2020 Holiday House Tour, is happy the event is able to continue.
“This year has been like no other in our lifetime. The Junior Service Club is seizing the opportunity to upgrade the Holiday House Tour experience to include the entire family, offer contactless delivery of holiday cheer, provide increased exposure for our sponsors and highlight many of the organizations our fundraising directly benefits. We have to continue focusing on the good things that are happening, and the holidays are the perfect time to renew our spirit.”
Tickets cost $30 and may be purchased online at the Junior Service Club website at http://www.edglenjuniorservice.org/holiday-house-tour-2020.html. All ticketholders are eligible for a “12 Days of Giveaways” drawing began Dec. 1 with prizes valued at $100 donated from local businesses.
The 2020 Holiday House Tour is made possible by presenting sponsor, Country Financial and videographer, Chris Vandehey of Connect Video. Other sponsors include Spencer Homes, Julie Reinecke Designs, EXO, Tara Riggs RE/MAX Alliance, Edwardsville Bank, BauerHite Orthodontics, Sunflower Dental, Bank of Springfield, The Spa @ Midamerica, Brinley Orthodontics, Butler Marcus Group with RE/MAX Alliance, The Garden Kingdom, White Cliff Studio, and Julie Fleck, Realtor®. We also thank the many local businesses that donated to our “12 Days of Giveaways.”
To learn more about the organization, this year’s Holiday House Tour, or other businesses that the JSC supports, visit their website at www.edglenjuniorservice.org.
