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Vinterlights

November 29, 2020 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

  • “Light Up Scandia!” home decorating contest
    • Best Holiday Spirit, Best Theme, and Best Use of Lights – 3 winners in each category
    • 1st prize – $100; 2nd prize – $75; 3rd prize – $50
    • Nominate your home by 12 p.m. on November 29th
    • Email your entry with photo(s) and address where the lights are located to: arinkenberger@lions5m-6.org
    • Winners will be announced during the first week in December
  • Coloring contest
  • Hear Christmas songs played on Elim Lutheran Church’s belltower at 9, 12, 3, and 6
  • Medallion Hunt – Win $100! – Starting at 1 p.m. – Clues posted every half hour at https://www.facebook.com/ScandiaMarineLions
  • Listen to Christmas and holiday music played at the Scandia Community Center from 1-5
  • Wave to Santa!
    • Give cash or a check (made payable to the Scandia-Marine Lions) so Santa can help local families in need and fund the Lions’ programs

    • Children – write a letter to Santa and drop it in his mailbox. Make sure to include your name and address! (Letters also can be dropped off at Security State Bank in Scandia at the drive-though during the day and the night box after hours. The letters will be delivered to Santa at Vinterlights.)

    • Santa will be behind a plexiglass barrier due to social-distancing protocols

  • Drive-by collection drive at the Scandia Community Center from 3-4:30. Bring:
    • non-perishable food for the food shelf at Elim Lutheran Church
    • eye glasses for the Lions’ vision program
    • pop tabs for the Ronald McDonald House to help children with cancer
    • aluminum cans for the Lions to recycle and use the proceeds to help local programs
    • mittens for children and adults in need
  • Free goodie bags will be given for those who make a donation to Santa or at the drive-by collection drive from 3:00-4:30 p.m.
  • Drive by the Scandia Community Center, Gammelgarden Museum, and Elim Lutheran Church after 5 p.m. to see the lights at each location, and the snowflakes lit up on the light posts along the streets. Enjoy the lights from the warmth of your car this year.
Please remember to wear your mask!

Details

Date:
November 29, 2020
Time:
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Details

Date:
November 29, 2020
Time:
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm