'Monticello Lights' raises more than $24,000 for charity, Delmont recreation board

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'Monticello Lights' raises more than $24,000 for charity, Delmont recreation board

Patrick Varine | Sunday, January 14, 2024 12:01 a.m.

Courtesy of Stan Cheyne

Delmont Councilman and borough recreation board member Stan Cheyne (in his holiday best) packs up a check for more than $12,000 from the Monticello Lights fundraiser. This year’s proceeds were split between the recreation board and Project Bundle Up.

It was indeed a happy new year for both the Delmont Recreation Board and the organizers of the annual Project Bundle Up, after both received checks for more than $12,000 from the Monticello Lights fundraiser in Delmont.

Residents of the borough’s Monticello neighorhood have held the decorating contest since 2020, splitting the proceeds between Project Bundle Up and a chosen charity each year. This year the contest was even featured during a special “Today” show segment on Christmas Day.

This year’s total was $24,463.16. The home which won the annual decorating contest featured a full LED light show coordinated with FM radio music that drivers could listen to as they passed by.

The event took place in mid-December, but organizers continued to collect donations through New Year’s Eve. On New Year’s Day, children from the neighborhood line up to reveal the year’s total and present donation checks.

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