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PARC to Host Holiday Fundraising Event in Village of Cold Spring
Village homes needed for "House Tours"
It's only October, but plans for PARC's "Cold Spring by Candlelight" holiday house tour event, set for Saturday, November 24, 2007, are already in the works.
"Cold Spring by Candlelight," now in its fifth year, is a holiday house tour and tourism event that will take place throughout the village, which creates an annual destination and promotion event for village shop and restaurant owners and raising needed funds for PARC's programs and services for developmentally disabled children and adults throughout Putnam County.
"Cold Spring by Candlelight" is a day and evening event featuring tours of unique and historic houses and buildings in the Village of Cold Spring. Cold Spring's stores and shops will be open late for holiday shopping and the village restaurants will be offering specials to event attendees. Expect carolers, town criers and visits from Old St. Nick. Holiday storytelling and holiday music concerts will also be a part of this year's event. The 2006 event sold out, with more than 800 people taking in the sights and sounds of the Village of Cold Spring.
Event planners currently have several houses signed on to be a part of this year's event. More houses, however, are needed to complete the tour roster. Specifications for the houses are as follows:
1. Houses need to be in the Village of Cold Spring, within easy walking distance of Main Street. This is a self-guided walking tour, so houses need to be close to Main Street and close to shops and restaurants.
2. Houses need to be open and available to receive event attendees from 3pm-8:30pm on Saturday, November 24, 2007.
3. Houses need only have the first floor rooms available for tours, but homeowners are welcome to have visitors tour their entire homes.
4. Houses need to be decorated for the holidays, in keeping with the holiday spirit and traditions that have made Cold Spring a historic destination for decades.
"House tours have long been successful fundraisers and promotion events for small towns and large cities around the country," said Rand Bridget Otten, director of development for PARC and creator of this year's event. "This tour has become a regional favorite, a treasured start to the holiday season and drawing guests from neighboring counties and states."
PARC volunteers will be on hand for the entire tour to assist homeowners and assist event attendees.
For more information or to receive a copy of the House Tour Package for the Cold Spring by Candlelight event, contact Rand Bridget Otten, PARC, by calling 845-278-7272, ext. 287 or by emailing rand_otten@PutnamARC.org.
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