by Caroline Bredekamp for the Preston Times
The Preston Growth and Development Committee had the following to report after the Third Annual Holiday Hop, “Wow…. Where do we even start?!? OVER 200 of you showed up and ‘hop’ed around our little town during the 3rd Annual Holiday Hop on Saturday!! There is no proper way to say how thankful we are for such a supportive community that welcomed the idea of this event three years ago with open arms and has helped it grow ever since! And thank YOU to each and every ‘hopper’ who joyfully, and most importantly SAFELY participated in our event. The funds we raised from all of you will assist Preston Growth & Development with their upcoming projects, including of course the Preston Farmers Market coming this Spring! We HAVE to give one more big shoutout to all 20 of our stops who so wonderfully went with the flow as we legitimately ran out of cups. Never in our wildest dreams would we have predicted so many beautiful faces to join us. SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!!!”
Those business that participated in this years holiday hop: Homegrown Boutique + Energy / Preston Family Chiropractic / Preston Fire Department / Studio 144 – Mallory Kilburg / The Downtown Pub / Preston Grocery / Gerardy Outdoor Power / T.M. Woodworks / Preston Holiday Festival / Plastics Unlimited / Preston Times Newspaper / Gator Graphics / Roy’s Hideaway / Sugar Creek Custom Woodworking / Oly’s Garage / Serenity Salon and Tanning LLC / Preston Perk / Total Comfort Heating & Cooling / Community Ambulance Service / The Garage Bar.
A group of friends explored Preston together- each sporting their special “Dear Santa” shirts.
Jodi Feller and Dwain Kunde took time for a portrait picture at the photo booth.
Christmas sweaters and hats, and a really cool beard complete this merry bunch’s attire!
Dena Lant, The Garage, served up a sample drink along the Holiday Hop route. Each location shared a sample of some special holiday cheer with the adult participants.
Small samples of Holiday Drinks were found at each of the Holiday Hop stops. Snack items were also available to help cleans the palette.
Julie and Monica are true friends- who is Santa to believe when he reads their shirts? Was it Monica? Was it Julie?
Signing up for the Holiday Hop and collecting a wrist band.
The Holiday Hop Committee members were kept busy with sign-ups and raffle drawings and more as they sold out all their tickets for the event.
