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For the past eight years, luminaries have lined the streets of Donegal Cliffs the evening of December 24th.  It is a beautiful display and it is also special because, once the costs of the luminary supplies are covered, the remaining dollars are donated to a charity.  Last year, through the generosity of those who helped by donating money and/volunteering, 2200 luminaries covered both sides of every street, and we raised over $3,494 which was donated to the Dublin Food Pantry, helping our neighbors in need during the holidays. If you have suggestions about a charity that we may want to donate to this year please let me know.

Or if you prefer, you can write a check made out to DCHA, and mail or drop it off to:  Debbie and Harry Saxe, 8003 Tipperary Court N Dublin, OH 43017.  All funds donated above the supply costs this year will again be donated to a local charity, such as the Dublin Food Pantry, to help our neighbors in need.  To get things moving, Harry and I have already donated using the DCHA Online Payments feature and it was very easy.  Thank you in advance for your generosity.

 

VOLUNTEER. This is an easy volunteer opportunity - close to home, no meetings, and each job takes no more than a couple hours.  We have modified the volunteer activities a bit to allow for COVID precautions, while still bringing this beautiful display to our neighborhood. Some work has already begun but we still need your help to make this year's display possible.

Again, we have an opportunity to sign up electronically using SignUpGenius - thanks to Daniela Lohse.  So please take a moment to sign-up using the following link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0f49a5ae23a2ff2-9thannual

 

For those who prefer to sign up using email, please email Daniela Lohse and myself directly at dllohse@gmail.com, and zippy8003@gmail.com if you can help with any of the tasks below.  If you choose this method to volunteer, please be sure we have your name/email, the task(s) you want to do, and the names of others joining you.

Pre-Assembly - Needs to be completed on or before December 11 in your home. This is an easy family activity that consists of folding bags and preparing the candles and has made assembly run much quicker. 

Assembly Sites - Needs to be completed on or before December 22 in your home - typically assembled in your garage.  We have two households (Saxe and Simmerman/Rogers families) who have volunteered already, but we will need more to make sure we can prepare all of the luminaries for this beautiful display. Last year, 15 families volunteered and most assembled and stored no more than 150 luminaries - taking maybe 45 minutes to an hour to complete. The more volunteers we have the fewer each site will have to assemble. Once we finalize the assembly sites, then we will make arrangements to drop off the supplies (bags, candles and sand).

Distribution - Dec 24 from 1-3.  This will proceed much like it did last year and you would be assigned to an assembly location(s) for pickup and distribution. You will have materials that show you how/where to distribute the filled bags.

Candle Lighting - Dec 24 from 5:45-6.  As in the past, we ask that people light their own candles at 5:30 (and their neighbors' if they are not home or are unable to light them).  We need several volunteers to drive around and light any that were missed.

Bag Pick Up - Dec 25 from 3-4.  As in the past, we ask that people pick up and dispose of the luminaries in front of their homes (and their neighbors' if they are not home or are unable to dispose of them).  We will need a few volunteers to pick up any remaining bags. 

Look for Sunday email updates on the progress of this project.  If you have any questions, please email me separately (zippy8003@gmail.com) and I will be happy to respond.  

 

With your generosity, Donegal Cliffs can again provide a beautiful display and help someone in need during this holiday season!

 

Sincerely,

 

Debbie and Harry Saxe