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2013 Old Fashioned Christmas
Merchants Decorating Contest
Sponsored by the Dahlonega-Lumpkin County Chamber of Commerce
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Commerce is excited to continue this tradition Commerce is excited to continue this tradition Commerce is excited to continue this tradition Commerce is excited to continue this tradition
and to be able to honor and provide a special and to be able to honor and provide a special and to be able to honor and provide a special and to be able to honor and provide a special
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downtown beautiful for the holidays!downtown beautiful for the holidays!downtown beautiful for the holidays!downtown beautiful for the holidays!
DECORATING GUIDELINES
FOR DOWNTOWN
COLORS:
• Traditional red and green decorations
• Fresh greenery is preferred; however, natural
looking artificial is great.
DECORATING IDEAS:
• Ribbons, Ornaments, Candy Canes,
Reindeer, Snowmen, Snowflakes, Music,
Carolers, Popcorn strings, Cranberry strings,
Tinsel (red, green and/or gold, silver),
Pinecones, Poinsettias, Red Amaryllis,
Wreaths, Bells, Red Berries, Fruit,
Nutcrackers.
LIGHTING:
• White Lights Only Outside – No LED Lights
• Green Cords Only
• No Moving or Blinking Lights
• Use Consistent Bulb Size on Each Building
(small lights, etc.)
• All outside lights must be turned off January
6th, 2014.
• If you hire someone to put lights up, contract
with them to take down by January 8th, 2014.
DECORATING CONTEST INFORMATION
DECORATIONS AND LIGHTING will be judged,
beginning at 5:15pm on Tuesday, November 26th.
All merchants are asked to leave their interior and
exterior Christmas Lights on for the judging.
JUDGES WILL AWARD first place and honorable
mention in the following categories:
• Best Old Fashioned Christmas Theme
• Best Use of Lighting
• Most Creative Use of Old Fashioned
Christmas Theme
WINNERS will be announced at the Old Fashioned
Christmas Parade, on the Visitor Center Plaza on
December 7th at approximately 4:00pm!
Good luck everyone!
2013 Old Fashioned Christmas
Merchants Decorating Contest
DECORATING CONTEST JUDGING CRITERIA
Best Old Fashioned Christmas Theme:
• Exemplifying the Old Fashioned Theme
• Display and Placement of Decorations
• Overall Visual Appeal/Presentation
• Colorfulness (reds, greens, gold, silver)
• Natural Looking Greenery
Best Use of Lighting:
• Display and Placement of Lights
• Overall Visual Appeal/Presentation
• Use of proper lighting (non-LED white lights,
green cords, consistent bulb size)
• Quantity of lights
• Safety and tidiness of mechanics and cords
Most Creative Use of Old Fashioned Christmas
Theme:
• Exemplifying the Old Fashioned Theme in a
unique/creative way
• Display and Placement of Decorations
• Overall Visual Appeal/Presentation
• Innovation/Originality
• Creative Use of Lights and Decorations
CONTEST PRIZES
Best OldBest OldBest OldBest Old----Fashioned Christmas ThemeFashioned Christmas ThemeFashioned Christmas ThemeFashioned Christmas Theme Callaway Gardens Package for Two*
• Includes Overnight Accommodations
• Christmas Fantasy In Lights Tickets with special
transportation to avoid car crowds
• Passes for full Gardens access for other Callaway
attractions associated with the Gardens
Sponsored by Pine Mountain Welcome Center & Office of Tourism
Best Best Best Best Use of LightingUse of LightingUse of LightingUse of Lighting Columbus, GA Package for Two*
• Includes Overnight Accommodations
• Tickets to a Play at Historic Springer Opera
House and Pine Mountain Wild Animal Park
• Lunch for Two at Country’s BBQ
• Fine Dining Dinner for Two at Meritage
Sponsored by 365 Degree Total Marketing
Most Creative Use of Old Fashioned Most Creative Use of Old Fashioned Most Creative Use of Old Fashioned Most Creative Use of Old Fashioned
Christmas ThemeChristmas ThemeChristmas ThemeChristmas Theme Albany, GA Experience Package for Two*
• 2 Nights Overnight Accommodations at Merry
Acres Inn
• 4 City Passes to Flint RiverQuarium, Chehaw
Wild Animal Park Zoo, Civil Rights Museum,
Albany Museum of Art, Thronteeska Heritage
Center/Planetarium/Discovery Science Center
Sponsored by the Albany Convention & Visitors Bureau
Special prizes will also be awarded to the
Honorable Mention in each category!
2013 Old Fashioned Christmas
Merchants Decorating Contest
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER!!
All decorations to be COMPLETED by
Monday, November 25th
Decorating Contest Judging at 5:15pm on
Tuesday, November 26th
Downtown Lights Turned On starting
Friday, November 29th
Merchant Open House until 8:00pm on
Friday, November 29th
Decorating Contest Winners will be notified on
Monday, December 2nd
Parade and Lighting of the Tree Ceremony
Saturday, December 7th
Downtown Lights Turned Off starting
Monday, January 6th
All Decorations Taken Down by
Wednesday, January 8th
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JOIN THE CHAMBER DAHLONEGA DOWNTOWN MERCHANT COALITION
If you are a chamber member merchant located in the
downtown business district, you are invited to join
the Merchant Coalition! These meetings are designed
to inform our downtown merchant members about
events and groups coming to town, to provide
feedback and ideas about issues specifically pertaining
to downtown business, and an opportunity to meet
and network with other downtown merchants.
We want to invite you, as a Chamber member, to
participate in this coalition. The Coalition is
currently meeting once a quarter and creating a
specific database for downtown merchant Chamber
members to better facilitate communication on an
on-going basis to share many important details such
as upcoming groups coming to town, current
marketing and promotional efforts, potential
advocacy with local or state government,
opportunities to get involved in downtown events
and many other areas that can impact your business.
We hope that you will choose to be a part of this
coalition and help us all to partner for your success
and the success of our community! Please join us at
our next monthly meeting, held the last Wednesday
of January at 8:30am in the Chamber of Commerce
Conference Room (located above the Visitors
Center).
We look forward to seeing you then!
Amy Booker, President
Dahlonega – Lumpkin County Chamber of
Commerce & Visitors Center
(706) 864-3711 / [email protected]