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Christmas Wonderland 2005

Another evening of wonder...

The 2005 Christmas Wonderland festival set a new record for the number of people on our campus, with an estimated 1800-2000 people enjoying an evening of Christmas celebration, our free gift to the community.

There were Christmas lights everywhere, family sleighride hayrides, cookies, free Whoville cotton candy featuring the Grinch, polar bear snow cones, holiday musicians and carolers, pony rides, a live nativity and petting zoo, the elves' workshop with Mr. and Mrs. Claus, kids cookie decorating area, Christmas puppet shows, a roller racer rink, free hotdogs, a tunnel of lighted trees, s'mores, hot cocoa, hot apple cider and a lighted miniature village with falling "snow!"

Many thanks to the over 100 Sarasota Christian Church volunteers who made the event possible by sharing their time, resources and love with our neighbors! (Thanks also to the Fruitville and Clark Road Chick-Fil-A restaurants, Snappy Turtle Trading Co., WalMart, the Sarasota Holiday Parade and others for assistance with publicity and to Lake Aurora Christian Camp for the roller racers.)

See the snowing Wonderland promo page here.

Enjoy the photos below!