All tagged Luminaria
The Luminaria Committee would like to remind our neighbors that the annual Luminaria Sale has begun! Every year on New Year’s Day, we light up the town with beautiful luminaries as a way to give thanks, celebrate community, and light the pathway for students in the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District.
I can’t imagine New Year’s Day on our Swarthmore cul-de-sac without the otherworldly beauty of luminaria glowing in the dark. I have ordered a bundle of white craft bags from Amazon and will use the miscellaneous votive candles I have on hand to compile as many luminaria as I can for our street to enjoy.
It is with great regret that we report that this year’s annual luminaria fundraiser has been cancelled. For so many past Decembers, community members have bought thousands of these candles, nestled in little bags of white sand, and lined the sidewalks with them, lighting them up at 5 p.m. on New Year’s Day. But it’s 2020; what more do we need to say?
We are delighted to report that Luminaria 2020 was a tremendous success, raising over $40,000 for A Better Chance Strath Haven (ABC) and other local non-profit organizations. This good work could not happen without the involvement and support of our Wallingford-Swarthmore School District (WSSD) Community.
The Luminaria Fundraiser Has Begun! Once again, it is time to place your order for the Luminaria fundraiser, which beautifully light up our streets on the evening of New Year’s Day, 2020.
The Luminaria Fundraiser will be beginning very soon, which supports the ABC Strath Haven house in Swarthmore and other students in need from WSSD. The effort of dozens of volunteers culminates in a beautiful display of curbside luminaria the evening of January 1, 2020. We have noticed that a few areas are short of a Block Captain, and that’s where we need your help.
