Riverfront holds first home tour
Published 10:06 pm Monday, December 1, 2014
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Andrew basks in the setting sun on Monday in the Riverfront community. It is among the four featured homes that will be open to ticketholders this weekend for the Relay For Life fundraiser.
The Riverfront neighborhood will be turned into a winter wonderland this Sunday for Team Riverfront’s first Holiday Home Tour.
The neighborhood’s American Cancer Society Relay For Life team is conducting the event and will add the proceeds from it to its already hugely successful fundraising efforts. Team Riverfront, in its fourth year doing Relay For Life, has made a habit out of being one of the top fundraisers each year.
The Tillman home will feature seven themed Christmas trees and a life-sized Santa, as well as Victorian carolers.
“We’ve been pretty successful,” said Team Riverfront’s Barbara Melton.
However, this has been a hard year for the team because it lost a teammate to cancer. Adria Joseph died on Sept. 6.
“She was part of our foundation and a really good friend to all of us,” Melton said. “She’s one of the reasons we formed the team.”
Melton said her death was “a reminder we have to keep doing what we’re doing.”
The tour will feature four elaborately decorated Riverfront homes from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday. In addition, a raffle for holiday decorations will take place, and winter bedding plants and greenery will be for sale.
The home of retired Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Hall, 5108 West Creek Court, was featured in the 2001 Homearama. The homeowners have decorated with a display of more than 50 Santas, a selection of porcelain dolls made by Mrs. Hall, three Christmas trees, and art from their extensive travels throughout their military careers, including Israel, Korea, Canada, Russia, Turkey, Hawaii, Tennessee and the Eastern Shore.
The Moore home will feature an array of wreaths, an old Nativity set and more.
At the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Tillman, 6002 Spinnaker Cove Court, experience warm Savannah charm and the Southern feeling of Christmas. Displays will include an elegant life-sized Santa, seven themed trees, Victorian carolers, family collectibles and heirlooms.
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Moore, who live at 5228 Rockport Landing, will welcome visitors to their unique Cape Cod-style home with an array of wreaths, an extensive collection of Santas, an old Nativity set, Santa prints by Richmond artist Bobby Barkley and a front-yard “Monument Avenue” tree with decorative lights, named for the Richmond street.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Andrew will receive guests at their home, 3448 Village Square Place, with a delightful time that will be sure to put visitors in the holiday spirit. Lights, bows, MacKenzie-Childs décor and more will be on display.
The Hall home will welcome guests with more than 50 Santas and three Christmas trees.
Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 the day of the event. Tickets will be sold in advance at A. Dodson’s, Bon Vivant Market, Blonde Boutique and Salon, Riverstone Chophouse, Vintage Tavern and Western Branch Family Chiropractic Center, or the day of the event at Riverfront Golf Club.
