The Shadow
Boys’ Home held its 50th Annual Cottage Christmas Decorating Contest on Saturday, December 11, 2010.
The residents decorated their cottages inside and out. The judges were from the Natural Bridge Speedway Auxiliary in Rockbridge County. They toured the campus and cottages, joined the residents for dinner and afterward spent time visiting with the residents of Jack Gordon Cottage.
The first decorating contest was held on December 19, 1960, when Paul Siple, former coach and associate director, arranged for members of the Mountain River Garden Club to visit the campus and judge the decorations.
The cottages were judged in three categories: Christmas Tree, Inside Decorations and Outside Decorations.
Christmas trees were provided by the Boys’ Home Tree Farm which is located in Augusta County.
Best Christmas Tree:
1st Place – Jack Gordon Cottage
2nd Place – Watkins Cottage
3rd Place – Darling Cottage
Honorable Mention – Greene Cottage
Best Inside Decorations:
1st Place – Sams Cottage
2nd Place -Watkins Cottage
3rd Place – Darling Cottage
Honorable Mention – Jack Gordon Cottage
Best Outside Decorations:
1st Place -Watkins Cottage
2nd Place – Jack Gordon Cottage
3rd Place – Tied between Sams & Darling Cottages
Honorable Mention -Wheatley Center
THE BEST OVERALL AWARD:
•Watkins Cottage
