Maybe Clark Griswold would have been able to get those lights working a little quicker if he was motivated by the Wrangell Chamber of Commerce’s hefty prize packages.
The chamber’s annual Christmas home decorations contest begins soon, and if your home has the best decorations, you could win $300. Second place will win $200, and third place will win $100. There will be $50 prizes for two additional honorable mentions as well.
There is a separate category for businesses. The business with the best window decorations will win the chamber’s silver membership package, which is valued at $600 and consists of the basic membership perks as well as tech and software support, two tickets to the annual dinner, a small poster at chamber events and an ad in the king salmon fishing derby booklet.
If you want to compete for this year’s home or business sweepstakes, call Tracey Martin, the chamber’s executive director, at 907-874-3901 and tell her you want to enter the contest, or text 907-305-0685.
Decorations for the house competition need to be ready to go by Dec. 20 and business decorations need to be completed by Dec. 13.
Wrangell Real Estate is sponsoring the home decorations contest, donating the prize money.
One change this year is the voting system for the business competition. Martin, in an effort to garner some community involvement, is opening up the vote to the public — kind of. It’s a pay-to-play system where votes can be purchased for a dollar. She said the voting will be a fundraiser for the chamber, and there is no limit to the number of votes any individual may purchase. And yes, you can vote for the same business twice.
The public vote will take place between Dec. 14 and Dec. 20, Martin said, adding that she will release more voting details this week.
For the house side of the decorations competition, the chamber is partnering with the senior center. Martin envisions the senior center van driving older folks to all the decorated homes to judge the best ones. Unlike the business competition, the voting for the home competition will take place on a single night (Dec. 20).
“People can decorate their house with lights any way they want,” she said.
Homes will only be judged against other homes and businesses only against other businesses.
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