December is rapidly approaching and we would love to begin an annual Miles of Lights year-end neighborhood tradition with you. Please join us for a memorable evening of celebrating a year of community and fellowship among neighbors by lining our sidewalks with candlelight. We invite you to stroll our sidewalks or drive our streets and see our neighborhood transformed by the glow of hundreds of paper luminaries.
Several neighbors have volunteered for the Sherwood Oaks Neighbors luminary committee. We have decided this year to limit the display primarily to the main thoroughfares of Allendale, Bainbridge, Westminster, Laura Way, and Heather Drive. The committee will be responsible for placing, lighting, and cleaning up the luminaries. In future years we hope to have greater participation from neighbors and expand the display to the entire neighborhood.
The luminaries consist of a votive candle placed in sand in a paper white bag. Approximately 4 luminaries will be placed to line the sidewalks in front of each house. On Sunday December 9th we will place the bags late afternoon, light the candles at 6pm, and have everything cleaned up by Monday evening, December 10th. If you wish to light and clean up the luminaries in front of your house you are welcome to do so. Cash or candle donations are also welcome.
If you are not already on the Sherwood Oaks Neighbors e-mail list we invite you to subscribe by e-mailing sherwoodoaksneighbors@gmail.com. Sherwood Oaks Neighbors is a non-restrictive City of Bloomington neighborhood association created in 2011 to foster community growth in Sherwood Oaks 1 & 2. For more information please visit our web page at sherwoodoaksneighbors.blogspot.com.
Warm regards,
Sherwood Oaks Neighbors luminary planning committee
