Published:
Friday, January 06, 2006
Vandals can't shut off
Brier lights
Enterprise staff
BRIER -- Timberline Park neighbors woke on Friday, Dec. 30, to find three
hand-painted signs ripped out of the ground and floodlights smashed in the road.
The vandals likely came under the cover of darkness in a neighborhood that for
five weeks of the year is lit with thousands of holiday lights.
"It is sad to me because the whole project is about helping others,"
said Gwendine Norton of Brier.
For nearly a decade, Norton and her neighbors have collected food and cash
donations for the Lynnwood Food Bank from carloads of holiday revelers.
This year, the group collected about 11,002 pounds of food and $28,075 cash for
the Lynnwood Foodbank. That's about $2,000 more than last year and about the
same amount of food.
In return, the Timberline neighbors handed out about 35,000 candy canes to
guests.
"They've just been wonderful. They're our largest contributor," said
Lynnwood foodbank director Peg Amarok.
The credit should go to the visitors, who take the time to enjoy the lights and
bring their donations, Norton said.
"You've got to thank the people in this awesome community," Norton said.
"We are only the vehicle."