For many children and adults like you, Holiday Lights is a family tradition. You come year after year with those you love. As much as you and I would like that tradition to stay the same —everyone warm and cozy, oohing and ahhing at the lights, smiling...
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Continue ReadingThe leaves are changing. Days are getting cooler. Winter is coming. Soon we’ll be dashing through the snow in a one-horse open sleigh. Okay, perhaps I’m pushing for winter a bit too much, too soon? But look at it this way: Winter is coming, br...
Continue ReadingYou may have driven through the Pulpit Rock Campground and as you oohed and aahed at the lights, you thought, “Why does Helping Services host this spectacular, dazzling display?” Well, for us, Holiday Lights serves three purposes.
Continue ReadingFor those who visited or sponsored Holiday Lights, it was a record year. Thank you! More than 2,700 cars drove through the display, as well as breaking records on gate donations. Both numbers are the best we’ve ever seen in the eight years we’...
Continue ReadingIt may seem early, but we’re already in the planning stages of Holiday Lights, Magical Nights 2013, and we need your input. We’re not asking you to become a sponsor or donate, but seek your feedback on the Holiday Lights 5K. Will you take this...
Continue ReadingThank you to everyone who volunteered, sponsored, and visited the 2015 display. Holiday Lights was enjoyed by both young and old: One little boy was talking with Santa at the Lights. When Santa asked him what he wanted for Christmas, the boy said, “I ju...
Continue ReadingI am excited to have found Helping Services and our new home in northeast Iowa! When my wife, Christina, made the career move to accept a position at the Winneshiek County Medical Center, I considered myself lucky that I was able to connect with Carson Eg...
Continue ReadingIt’s October, which means fall has arrived (with a mix of rain, sun, and snow!) here in northeast Iowa. As the season changes, one thing remains the same: The work our team does at Helping Services for Youth & Families continues to be important, imp...
Continue ReadingNow that Holiday Lights has wrapped up and all displays have been packed away it is time for some reflection. It has been another record breaking year with record attendance and donations at the door. Here are how the numbers break down: Wal...
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