"Deck Your Doors" Contest Returns to Cumberland

Residential Properties Ltd. would like to congratulate the winners of this year's "Deck Your Doors" contest. Our first place winner was Karen Bergevine at 735 Nate Whipple Highway, Cumberland. In second place was Maureen Burke at 75 Fairhaven Rd, Cumberland and third place winner was Sheilah Figliolini at 12 Westbrook Way, Cumberland. We saw fabulous responses to this year's theme: Let's think Green this Holiday season!! Cumberland homeowners creatively decorated with fresh greens.

"Deck Your Doors" began in 1995 when I joined the Cumberland office of Residential Properties as its new manager. My agents wanted to think of a way to give back to the community during the holiday season. Since people put so much time into decorating their homes, we thought it would be fun to highlight this creativity. We organized contests for 10 years, donating the entry fees to local non-profit organizations. We haven't organized the contest in a few years. In view of this year's trying times, we decided to waive any entry fee and allow people to come together in creative spirit. In the past, charities that have benefitted from the contest include Children's Friend and Service, Cumberland Library, Cumberland Senior Center, Blackstone Shelter, DARE, Boys and Girls Club of Cumberland/Lincoln, Cumberland High School, Home and Hospice Care of RI, to name a few. In the past, holiday themes have included "Holidays for Children", "Celebration of light", and "A patriotic Holiday". Every year we are so impressed with the imagination of our fellow Blackstone Valley residents. We would like to thank our three judges: Peter Dandurand, real estate broker and former owner of Dandurand Flower Shop, Marcia Green, Managing Editor-in-chief of The Valley Breeze, and Tracy Lee of Interiors by Tracy Lee. The judging took place on Thursday night, December 18th. Click here to read the story on "Deck Your Doors," printed in The Valley Breeze. Next year, we will be changing this contest to include tours of holiday decorated interiors of homes in Cumberland.