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LIGHTING UP WESTCHESTER/PLAYA There’s no shortage of creativity and holiday spirit when it comes to the Westchester/Playa area! More than 20 families helped bring some much needed cheer to the community by signingup their home for the Second Annual Holiday Lights Tour & Contest hosted by the Westchester Mental Health Guild (WMHG). The event was a fundraiser in lieu of the Guild’s annual Holiday Home Tour and raised more than $15,000 to support mental health services at Airport Marina Counseling Service. For a $10 donation, community members were provided a map to view these fabulously decorated homes. During the self-guided tour, families admired the dazzling displays, decorations and inflatables, and also had the fun task of voting for their top home for the Fan Favorite Award. Three judges–last year’s winners Jeanne Ronay and Robert Milligan, and LAX Coastal Chamber honorary mayor Marsha Wietecha–had the unenviable job of selecting who would take the other top spots in the categories of Best Theme, Best Lights and Most Whimsical. Congratulations to this year’s winners! Thank you for lighting up Westchester/Playa with your magical displays! 1. Best Lights: The Greenwald Family 2. Best Theme: The Vuchsas Family 3. Fan Favorite: Jon and Tina Vanderjagt 4. Most Whimsical: Paul Condran The event was sponsored by the Drollinger Family Charitable Foundation, Edgar Saenz, Jane St. John, Otis College of Art & Design, Playa Venice Sunrise Rotary, Suarez Team, Women’s Club of Playa del Rey, Stephanie Younger Group, HomeTown News, Zacha Homes and the Westchester Rotary Club. This month, the WMGH kicks off their 60th anniversary of serving the community. Page 26 • January 2022
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Westchester • Playa del Rey • Marina del Rey • Playa Vista HomeTown News
Photos by Zsuzsi Steiner.
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