Holdman Christmas - Pleasant Grove, Utah

The Light Show is over for 2007.
A Big Thank You to all those that supported us.

The Total that everybody donated to Make-A-Wish was $10,219.97. Thank You!
Click here to find out what wishes were granted because of you!

Neighborhood says No for 2008

New location to be picked for 2008

As some of you may know, we live in a Gated Community of about 33 houses. Traffic picked up for 2008 which caused some traffic problems. A few weeks into December we started to have a team of 3-4 people managing traffic which worked out nicely. We were able to have cars wait at the Gate and allow only so many cars in so it did not block the streets. Neighbors were able to pass everybody waiting to see the lights and get to their homes without much inconvenience. Other concerns though were raised related to Safety & Privacy. Most people move to a Gated Community to be secluded from others for various reasons. It came down to not wanting a bunch of strangers in the neighborhood. Many people want the Gate closed 24/7 which would mean that most people could not come into the neighborhood to see the Christmas Lights. A vote was taken and 11 votes wanted the gate to be open during Christmas and 13 votes wanted it to be closed.

I totally respect their decision but I am a little saddened by the outcome. There have been a few people come forth that have volunteered to have it at their home in other parts of Utah Valley. Moving a display of this size is quite a bit of work since you need to do major power upgrades. There will be a Christmas Display running for 2008, and we will update this web site when we choose what direction we will be going in.

A Big Thank You to everybody that supported the display.

The 2007 Display was a lot of fun and work but well worth it. For 2007 we had 176 channels and over 45,000 lights! We received quite a bit of traffic this year and had to have a crew of 3 people at all times managing the traffic.

For 2007 we were collecting donations for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Utah. 100% of all the money collected in the donation box in the front of our display went to the Make-A-Wish Foundation to grant the wishes of children who have an illness that is life-threatening. The Total that everybody donated to Make-A-Wish was $10,219.97! Thank You! Click here to hear about the two wishes that were granted because of our visitors.

Click here to visit the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Utah to learn more about this worthwhile cause or to make a donation.

Questions?
You can e-mail Richard Holdman at christmas@holdman.com