The Village of Webster is doing its best to put some sparkle and fun into this very unusual holiday season.
In the next few weeks, the Webster Business Improvement District (BID) will host three contests designed to get community members out and about and exploring the village.
The first, a Gingerbread House Contest, is going on right now through Dec. 12. Six village businesses have created some very fanciful gingerbread houses. Community members can see each one at the participating business or online at websterbid.com and vote for their favorites. Three prizes will be awarded for Most Creative, Best Decorated and Most Traditional.
The participating businesses include:
- Bernardi & Company CPAs, 40 Barrett Dr.
- Beyond Cuts Salon, 33 North Ave.
- Finn’s Automotive, 45 E. Main
- Martino’s Pizza, 160 W. Main
- Xceed Credit Union, 189 W. Main
- Maplewood Nursing Home (must be viewed online)
This contest ends on Dec. 12, so get your votes in soon.
And by the way, get together with your family and come up with your own gingerbread house creation. Take a photo and email it to Elena@websterbid.com, and you could win a prize, too!
Next is the Snowman Scavenger Hunt, which runs for one week from Dec. 13 to 19.
The kids are especially going to like this one. Each participating businesses will hang a snowman poster inside the store or in the window, and each poster will have a different word on it. Players need to collect all the words to reveal a secret phrase. There will be 15 snowmen in all, and hints for where to find them will be posted on the BID website. Participants are also encouraged to take a creative picture with each snowman.
The top two puzzle solvers and the most creative photo with a snowman will each win a prize.
Finally, the week before Christmas, make sure to get downtown to see the village sparkle as shop owners decorate their windows and doors for the BID’s Window Display Contest. Community members can vote online for the Most Creative, the Most Colorful and the best Spirit of the Season.
For more information about all these upcoming holiday events, visit the BID website.
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