Chandelier in Renee and Bob Kitt's home which will be on the Shandon Hollywood- Rose Hill Tour Residents of the Shandon and Hollywood- Rose Hill neighborhoods will welcome visitors to the annual Homes for the Holidays Tour December 7, 2008. This event, held in some of Columbia's oldest neighborhoods, will feature seven unique homes decorated for the Holidays, plus the newly renovated Hand Middle School. Proceeds from the Tour, which is sponsored by the Shandon Neighborhood Council and the Hollywood- Rose Hill Neighborhood Association will benefit the neighborhoods' four Richland One schools: A.C. Moore Elementary, Rosewood Elementary, Hand Middle, and Dreher High, as well as other neighborhood projects.

The tour will take place from 2 pm to 6 pm. Advance tickets are $15 and are available at Piggly Wiggly on Devine and Forest Drive, Britton's, Golf Headquarters, Just the Thing, and Yesterdays. Admission the day of the tour is $20 payable at Hand Middle School. The following homes will be part of this year's tour: • 2005 Wheat Street • 2442 Wheat Street • 2425 Blossom Street • 2827 Blossom Street • 3009 Heyward Street • 306 Wateree • 336 St. James Street

For more information, please contact Jenny Galbreth at 253-8480 or jennygalbreth@ yahoo.com.